Mandibular histiocytosis X and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
The occurrence together of two major distinct diseases in the oral area is relatively rare. In this report, a case is presented in which histiocytosis X was found to develop in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The nature of the differentiated histiocytoses is explored, and the possibility of the relationship between a lymphoproliferative and a histiocytic disease entity is investigated.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology