title: Disseminated form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis discovered in stomatological examination--a case report.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease involving formation of granulomatous infiltrations consisting of Langerhans cells, histiocytes, lymphocytes and eosinophilic granulocytes. Etiopathogenesis of this disease has not been fully clarified yet. It can present as a focal and disseminated form (acute and chronic). Rare incidence of this disease in the population causes progress in research and new therapeutic methods to be slow. Basing upon a case of a patient treated for gingivo-osseous lesions in the course of LCH, we tried to prove that a dental or maxillofacial surgeon may be the first contact medical professional who contributes to the diagnosis of LCH as a systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Silesian Medical University, ul. Francuska 20/27, 40-027 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Łangowska-Adamczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jedrusik-Pawłowska
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology