Liver involvement in Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. Case report. 2006

Ion Dina, and Catalin Copaescu, and Vlad Herlea, and Fritz Wrba, and Claudia Iacobescu
Medical Clinic, Sf. Ioan Hospital, Bucharest, Romania. endo_din@yahoo.com

Langerhans'cell histiocytosis (Histiocytosis X) is a rare disease of unknown cause characterized by oligoclonal proliferation of Langerhans cells. It occurs mostly in children and young adults and involves one or more body systems such as bone, hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland, lymph nodes, liver or various soft tissues. The diagnosis is always made by a histological approach. We report a case of Langerhans'cell histiocytosis in a young patient with clinical signs of diabetes insipidus and hepatic involvement in whom the immunohistochemical analysis of the liver tissue led to the definitive diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008107 Liver Diseases Pathological processes of the LIVER. Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008297 Male Males
D003919 Diabetes Insipidus A disease that is characterized by frequent urination, excretion of large amounts of dilute URINE, and excessive THIRST. Etiologies of diabetes insipidus include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (also known as ADH or VASOPRESSIN) secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS, impaired KIDNEY response to ADH, and impaired hypothalamic regulation of thirst.
D006099 Granuloma A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents. Granulomas
D006646 Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell A group of disorders resulting from the abnormal proliferation of and tissue infiltration by LANGERHANS CELLS which can be detected by their characteristic Birbeck granules (X bodies), or by monoclonal antibody staining for their surface CD1 ANTIGENS. Langerhans-cell granulomatosis can involve a single organ, or can be a systemic disorder. Histiocytosis X,Langerhans-Cell Granulomatosis,Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis,Hand-Schueller-Christian Disease,Hand-Schueller-Christian Syndrome,Hand-Schüller-Christian Disease,Hand-Schüller-Christian Syndrome,Hashimoto-Pritzger Disease,Histiocytosis, Generalized,Histiocytosis-X,Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis,Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis, Pulmonary,Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis,Letterer-Siwe Disease,Non-Lipid Reticuloendotheliosis,Pulmonary Histiocytosis X,Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis,Schueller-Christian Disease,Systemic Aleukemic Reticuloendotheliosis,Type 2 Histiocytosis,Aleukemic Reticuloendothelioses, Systemic,Aleukemic Reticuloendotheliosis, Systemic,Cell Granulomatoses, Langerhans,Cell Granulomatosis, Langerhans,Cell Histiocytoses, Langerhans,Cell Histiocytosis, Langerhans,Disease, Hand-Schueller-Christian,Disease, Hand-Schüller-Christian,Disease, Hashimoto-Pritzger,Disease, Letterer-Siwe,Disease, Schueller-Christian,Diseases, Hashimoto-Pritzger,Generalized Histiocytoses,Generalized Histiocytosis,Granulomatoses, Langerhans Cell,Granulomatosis, Langerhans Cell,Granulomatosis, Langerhans-Cell,Hand Schueller Christian Disease,Hand Schueller Christian Syndrome,Hand Schüller Christian Disease,Hand Schüller Christian Syndrome,Hashimoto Pritzger Disease,Hashimoto-Pritzger Diseases,Histiocytoses, Generalized,Histiocytoses, Langerhans Cell,Histiocytoses, Type 2,Histiocytosis X, Pulmonary,Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell,Histiocytosis, Type 2,Langerhans Cell Granulomatoses,Langerhans Cell Histiocytoses,Letterer Siwe Disease,Non Lipid Reticuloendotheliosis,Non-Lipid Reticuloendothelioses,Reticuloendothelioses, Non-Lipid,Reticuloendothelioses, Systemic Aleukemic,Reticuloendotheliosis, Non-Lipid,Reticuloendotheliosis, Systemic Aleukemic,Schueller Christian Disease,Syndrome, Hand-Schueller-Christian,Syndrome, Hand-Schüller-Christian,Systemic Aleukemic Reticuloendothelioses,Type 2 Histiocytoses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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