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Letterer-Siwe disease

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Description: Acute diseminated form of histiocytosis X
* age 0 - 1 yr
* worst prognosis (70% mortality)
* visceral involvement: hepatosplenomegaly
* purpura, anemia, lymphadenopathy
* bone: extensive lytic skull lesions, "raindrop" skull

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: CHORUS
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Mon Jul 27 2009