Langerhans cell histiocytosis with refractory central nervous system involvement responsive to infliximab

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 573-575

  Chohan, Gurjit ^a   Barnett, Yael ^a,b   Gibson, John ^a,c   Reddel, Stephen W R ^a,d   Barnett, Michael H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; CLADRIBINE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN S 100; T6 ANTIGEN; VINBLASTINE;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; BALANCE DISORDER; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE DURATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; GAIT DISORDER; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLOPSIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REMISSION; RETICULOHISTIOCYTOSIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84859710748     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300575     Document Type: Letter

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