Histiocytosis X: occurrence and oral involvement in six adolescent and adult patients.
Six cases of adolescent- and adult-onset histiocytosis X with oral involvement and their evaluation are described. Clinical findings can be mistaken for dental infection. Management involved a combination of low-dose radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs. The extreme variability of clinical signs and symptoms and the extent and progression of the disease suggest that the classic classification of histiocytosis X is inappropriate.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*