title: Clinical, pathological and radiological evaluation of disseminated Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 30-month-old boy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, 61100 Trabzon, Turkey. baltaciogluesra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baltacioğlu
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Senel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ofluoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ersöz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kebudi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanyeri
mesh_terms: 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