title: A brief overview of the most common histiocytic disorders.
abstract: Histiocytosis refers to a diverse collection of disorders unified by a proliferation and accumulation of histiocytes into a variety of organs. The following review article will discuss and briefly describe the clinical and histological findings of some of the more common histiocytic disorders. The article is divided into sections according to the current classification system and prevalence of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. elizabeth.satter@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Satter
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hurt
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dever
mesh_terms: D003713:Dendritic Cells; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages; D009000:Monocytes; D011379:Prognosis