Langerhans Histiocytosis in a Child – Diagnosed by Oral Manifestations
Published: April 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5786
Shruti Golai, Basavaraj Nimbeni, Sandya Devi Patil, Madhu Kakanur, Santosh Paul
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Chitwan Medical College and
Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Chitwan Medical College and
Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, KLE’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, KLE’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
5. Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Science and Hospital,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Basavaraj Nimbeni,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences,
Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
E-mail: drbassu@gmail.com
Langerhans Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare reactive and proliferative disease of histiocytes with unknown etiology, characterized by excessive proliferation of histiocytes called Langerhans cells. It occurs mainly in children but occurrence in adults has also been reported. It manifests as punched out lesions in the skull, maxilla, mandible, sternum and other flat bones and causes rapid resorption of the alveolar bone leading to floating teeth appearance in the radiographs. This disease manifests initially in the oral cavity in most of the cases and can be diagnosed by careful clinical and radiological examination. Here, we present a case of LCH in a child which was diagnosed by a swelling in the mandibular region.
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