Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A condition which is characterized by proliferation of Langerhans cells. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis is available below.
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A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterised by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterised by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophiles neutrophiles, and small, mature lymphocytes. -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, or a subtype of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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