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histiocytosis
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is histiocytosis?
Histiocytosis is a general name for a group of syndromes that involve an abnormal increase in the number of immune cells called histiocytes.
There are three major classes of histiocytoses:
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which is also called histiocytosis X
- Malignant histiocytosis syndrome (now known as T-cell lymphoma)
- Non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis (also known as hemophagocytic syndrome)
This article focuses only on Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X).
Alternative Names:
Histiocytosis X; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Eosinophilic granuloma; Pulmonary histiocytosis X; Nonlipid reticuloendotheliosis; Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis; Hand-Schuller-Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease
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