Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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| Histiocytosis X
Histiocytosis X syndrome |
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| Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
Letterer-Siwe disease
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Histiocytosis X; histiocytosis X syndrome; Hand-Schüller-Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease; histiocytosis X, eosinophilic granulomatosis unspecified, Langerhans cell granulomatosis; Langerhans cell histiocytosis-Hashimoto-Pritzker type; Langerhans cell histiocytosis, disseminated (clinical); Langerhans cell histiocytosis, unifocal (clinical) |}
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