Multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis: case report
ABSTRACT Langerhans cell histiocytosis is the designated name for a spectrum of rare diseases that affects children from one- to three-years-old, which name refers to the proliferation of cells morphologically and immunophenotypically similar to the specialized dendritic cells of the skin and mucosa...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Langerhans cell histiocytosis is the designated name for a spectrum of rare diseases that affects children from one- to three-years-old, which name refers to the proliferation of cells morphologically and immunophenotypically similar to the specialized dendritic cells of the skin and mucosa (Langerhans cells). This article reports a case of multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis diagnosed by autopsy of a four-day newborn with confirmation by immunohistochemistry and secondary systemic infection associated. |
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| Item Description: | 1676-2444 1678-4774 10.5935/1676-2444.20160066 |