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'''Letterer-Siwe disease''' is a condition where [[histiocytes]] proliferate in the body. It is sometimes classified as a form of [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]], or as a disseminated form of [[histiocytosis X]]. It is most commonly seen in children less than two years old. | '''Letterer-Siwe disease''' is a condition where [[histiocytes]] proliferate in the body. It is sometimes classified as a form of [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]], or as a disseminated form of [[histiocytosis X]]. It is most commonly seen in children less than two years old. | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 9 August 2012
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Letterer-Siwe disease is a condition where histiocytes proliferate in the body. It is sometimes classified as a form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, or as a disseminated form of histiocytosis X. It is most commonly seen in children less than two years old.
Symptoms include lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and seborrhea-like lesions on the skin. Untreated, the disease is fatal. The five-year survival rate with treatment is fifty percent.