Histiocytosis X in adult with skin and uncommon central nervous system involvement.
Report of a case of histiocytosis X with adult onset, widespread skin lesions and rare central nervous system involvement resulting in dizziness and ataxia. On autopsy histiocytosis X infiltrates in the central nervous system were demonstrated with granuloma formation in the temporal lobe and nucleus dentatus of the cerebellum.
D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology