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Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell

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Definition: 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.     
Examples Eosinophilic Granuloma 		Other names Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis; Langerhans-Cell Granulomatosis; Histiocytosis X; Systemic Aleukemic Reticuloendothelioses; Syndrome, Hand-Sch++ller-Christian; Type 2 Histiocytoses; Syndrome, Hand-Schueller-Christian; Schueller Christian Disease; Reticuloendotheliosis, Systemic Aleukemic; Reticuloendotheliosis, Non-Lipid; Reticuloendothelioses, Systemic Aleukemic; Reticuloendothelioses, Non-Lipid; Non-Lipid Reticuloendothelioses; Non Lipid Reticuloendotheliosis; Letterer Siwe Disease; Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis; Histiocytosis, Type 2; Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell; Histiocytosis X, Pulmonary
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Familial Letterer-Siwe disease  0   *Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell.
Hashimoto-Pritzker syndrome  0   *Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell.

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