Diagnóstico precoce de histiocitose das células de Langerhans: relato de caso

Langerhans' cells histiocytosis is a disease that belongs to the group of histiocytic disorders and is considered a rare pathology. It results from a proliferation and accumulation of cells of the phagocytic mononuclear system, including Langerhans' cells. This paper reports a case of a 4-...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Saraiva Mangueira, Victoria Boing Trova, André Melo de Faria, Fernanda Vaz Bueno Fagundes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria 2024-03-01
Series:Residência Pediátrica
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Online Access:https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/residenciapediatrica.com.br/pdf/v14n1e859.pdf
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Summary:Langerhans' cells histiocytosis is a disease that belongs to the group of histiocytic disorders and is considered a rare pathology. It results from a proliferation and accumulation of cells of the phagocytic mononuclear system, including Langerhans' cells. This paper reports a case of a 4-year-old patient who presented a growing, swollen, nodular, depressible and mobile lesion in the right retroauricular region, without pain or phlogistic signs for 6 months, besides erosive and necrotic lesions in the first and second right molars. The confirmatory diagnosis was made by biopsy and immunohistochemistry. This is a study of the medical record, histological evaluations, laboratory and imaging tests of the patient, with the aim of discussing the pathology, making the diagnosis and treatment earlier.
ISSN:2236-6814