Clinical, pathological and radiological evaluation of disseminated Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 30-month-old boy.
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a rare disease characterized histologically by the proliferation of Langerhans' cells. Oral involvement is frequent and the disease simulates severe localized periodontitis. In this report, we present a case of disseminated Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 30-month-old boy who had a mass covering the entire maxillopalatine region and suffered severe periodontal destruction in the posterior maxilla and mandible. We discuss the radiological, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings.
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Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, 61100 Trabzon, Turkey. baltaciogluesra@yahoo.com
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Ozen
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Ofluoğlu
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome