title: [Multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone: late revelation in a 76-year-old woman].
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis or histiocytosis X has a variable course from a self-limited eosinophilic granuloma to an aggressive disseminated disease. It mainly affects children. We report a 76-year-old woman with multifocal bone histiocytosis X, involving the rachis, an iliac bone and the skull. The diagnosis has been established by histological exam. Outcome was favourable after chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie. lahiani_dorra@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lahiani
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maâloul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frikha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baklouti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jlidi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Jemaâ
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome