loading...| Preferred Name | eosinophilic granuloma | |
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eosinophilic granuloma chronic and localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis chronic unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis eosinophilic xanthomatous granuloma unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis Monostotic Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
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| Definitions |
A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and small, mature lymphocytes. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0020517 |
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eosinophilic granuloma chronic and localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis chronic unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis eosinophilic xanthomatous granuloma unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis Monostotic Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
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A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and small, mature lymphocytes. |
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eosinophilic granuloma chronic and localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis chronic unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis eosinophilic xanthomatous granuloma unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis Monostotic Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
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eosinophilic granuloma |
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MONDO:0020517 |
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eosinophilic granuloma |
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| textual definition |
A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and small, mature lymphocytes. |
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