Open AccessLangerhans cell histiocytosis: A diagnostic enigma in the oral cavity
Author(s) -
Latha Mary Cherian,
Dhanya Sasikumar,
Pradeesh Sathyan,
Binuja Elsa Varghese
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_296_20
Subject(s) - langerhans cell histiocytosis , etiology , oral cavity , histiocyte , disease , histiocytosis , medicine , rare disease , pathology , dermatology , dentistry
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare reactive and proliferative disease of histiocytes. The disease occurs predominantly in children and rarely in adults. This disease of unknown etiology exhibits extreme clinical heterogeneity. Even though LCH manifests initially in the oral cavity in most of the cases, owing to the relative rarity of the condition, it remains a disease in which the diagnosis is often delayed, missed or misdiagnosed. This is a case of LCH in a child which presented with swelling in the mandibular region.