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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina (México)
On-line version ISSN 2448-4865Print version ISSN 0026-1742
Abstract
DAVILA MENDOZA, René; FIGUEROA FLORES, Alejandra; OLIVEROS VALDES, Francisco and URBINA SALAZAR, Antonio. Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis in their orbitfocused presentation. Review of the topic regarding a case. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2019, vol.62, n.4, pp.30-34. Epub Oct 16, 2020. ISSN 2448-4865. https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.24484865e.2019.62.4.04.
Objective:
To describe a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a pediatric patient.
Method:
A 4-year-old patient with proptosis, diplopia, fever and loss of visual acuity, with evident image in a computed tomography of orbital mass with bone erosion. An excisional biopsy was performed by coronal craniotomy. The histopathological result was Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Results:
The anatomopathological study showed a neoplasm of small round and blue cells, compatible with Rhabdomyosarcoma. Immunohistochemical tests concluded the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Conclusion:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease that requires clinical suspicion and a timely diagnosis to adjust the treatment and improve the survival of patients.
Keywords : Langerhans cell histiocytosis; proptosis; orbital neoplasm; exophthalmos; diabetes Insipidus.
