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Letterer-Siwe disease |
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Letterer-Siwe disease [′led·ə·rər ′zē·və di‚zēz] (medicine) A fatal disease of infants and young children, of unknown etiology, characterized by hyperplasia of the reticuloendothelial system without lipid storage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1) At that time, histiocytosis X was subdivided into three types: (1) eosinophilic granuloma, an isolated osteolytic lesion: (2) Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, a multifocal version of eosinophilic granuloma that is often accompanied by systemic manifestations; and (3) Letterer-Siwe disease, a systemic, rapidly progressive form of histiocytosis X. |
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