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Oral Radiology
Published in: Oral Radiology 3/2022

10-05-2022 | Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis | Case Report

Progressive destruction of jaws caused by the delayed treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 2-year-old boy: A case report

Authors: Mingmei Meng, Qiong Zhang, Xuedong Zhou, Jing Zou

Published in: Oral Radiology | Issue 3/2022

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Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease with varied clinic manifestations. The oral symptoms and signs of LCH localized to the jaws are nonspecific, which may lead to misdiagnosis of this disease. The purpose of this paper was to present the case of a 2-year, 4-month-old LCH patient with progressive destruction of jaws caused by the delayed treatment due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. The cone beam CT analysis after an interval of 6 months reminded us the great significance of early diagnosis and treatment of LCH.
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Metadata
Title
Progressive destruction of jaws caused by the delayed treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 2-year-old boy: A case report
Authors
Mingmei Meng
Qiong Zhang
Xuedong Zhou
Jing Zou
Publication date
10-05-2022
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Published in
Oral Radiology / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0911-6028
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9674
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-022-00606-1

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