title: Kingella kingae DNA in langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone is a rare pediatric neoplastic disorder of unclear pathogenesis. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl who presented with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the ilium in which Kingella kingae was detected. Our findings argue for the search for K. kingae by polymerase chain reaction in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone.
authors.affiliation: From the * Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University La Timone Children's Hospital; †URMITE "Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes," UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095; ‡Department of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, University North Hospital; §Department of Pediatric Oncology, La Timone Children's Hospital; and ¶Department of Pathology, University La Timone Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, APHM Public Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Nawal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Houmami
authors.forename: Grégory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dubourg
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Minodier
authors.forename: Arnauld
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verschuur
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Pierre-Edouard
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017882:Kingella kingae / Q000235:genetics*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*