LCH is a rare disease where immune cells build up and create tumors and tissue damage. Sometimes LCH causes a skin rash or an ...

At Stead Family Children’s Hospital, 5-year-old James Hall is being treated for Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a rare cancer-like disorder.

Pulmonary Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis is an uncommon interstitial lung disease in adults. It has an unpredictable course and may be associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of ...

Fifty-four patients from 12 countries took VMF 20 mg/kg/d. They were classified according to risk organ involvement: liver, spleen, and/or blood cytopenia. The main evaluation criteria were adverse ...

In contrast to most dendritic-cell populations, Langerhans cells repopulate locally throughout life in the steady state, independently of any input from the blood circulation. In contrast to quiescent ...

Positron-emission tomographic (PET) images show a single bone lesion involving the humerus (Panel A, arrow); low-risk lesions involving the orbit, lymph nodes, bone (multifocal lesion), and thymus ...

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have demonstrated that Langerhans cells in the skin, which had been thought to alert the immune system to pathogens, instead dampen the skin's reaction to ...

We report an unusual case of Langerhans cell granulomatosis (LCG) manifested as a villous synovial proliferation in a 38-year-old female jogger. One year after the onset of joint symptoms, she had a ...

Langerhans cells in the skin and mucosa have been thought to mediate the spread of HIV-1 in the body during sexual transmission. Instead, it seems that the cells protect against the virus, a finding ...

The Mariners announced they've signed four players to minor league deals with spring training invites today: outfielder Ryan Langerhans, reliever Denny Bautista, catcher Chris Gimenez, and reliever ...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition characterized by abnormal growth of the Langerhans cells. The proliferation of these cells leads to the formation of tumors called granulomas, ...