Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis with pulmonary and colorectoanal involvement: a case report
Abstract Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare systemic disease characterized by the abnormal overproduction of histiocytes that tend to infiltrate single or multiple organ systems leading to significant tissue damage. It mainly affects – by order of decreasing frequency – the bone, the...
Main Authors: | Mohamad Jihad Mansour, Elias Mokbel, Eddy Fares, Janah Maddah, Fadi Nasr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1428-7 |
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