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Histiocytosis


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Alternate Names : Eosinophilic Granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Letterer-Siwe Disease, Nonlipid Reticuloendotheliosis, Pulmonary Histiocytosis X, Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis

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Histiocytosis Diagnosis & Tests

Adult:

Chest X-ray
Bronchoscopy with biopsy showing typical X bodies in histiocytes
Pulmonary function tests

Children:

Bone X-ray showing punched-out appearance of bone lesions
Skeletal survey X-ray (X-rays of the entire skeleton) to determine the degree of bone involvement
Biopsy of bone to check for the presence of Langerhans cells
Biopsy of skin to check for the presence of Langerhans cells
Bone marrow biopsy
CBC
Other tests as clinical symptoms direct

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Review Date : 2/10/2003
Reviewed By : Ezra E. W. Cohen, M.D., Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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