Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a 5-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an uncommon hematological disorder affecting infants and young children. LCH is a rare disorder of the reticuloendothelial system associated with proliferation of Langerhans cells and mature eosinophils. LCH can involve any bone, but the most common are pelvis, ribs, skull, long bones, vertebra, and facial bones. In the skull, frontal and parietal bones are commonly involved followed by the jaws, where mandible is more commonly affected than the maxilla. In this article, we report a case of LCH in a 5-year-old child involving the mandible. Swelling of one side of the face and aggressive periosteal reaction led to the diagnosis of monostotic LCH. The manuscript also summarizes the results of a literature search in PubMed of reported cases of LCH over the past 10 years.

Keywords

Langerhans cell histiocytosis - mandible - periostitis

Publication History

Article published online:
24 May 2021

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