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'''Langerhans cell histiocytosis''', abbreviated '''LCH''', is a rare | '''Langerhans cell histiocytosis''', abbreviated '''LCH''', is a rare disorder of tissue macrophages. It broadly fits into the category of ''[[histiocytoses]]''. It used to known as ''eosinophilic granuloma''. | ||
It has been referred to by several eponyms - '''Hand-Schüller-Christian disease''', '''Abt-Letterer-Siwe disease''' or '''Letterer-Siwe disease''', and '''histiocytosis X'''. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||