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histiocytosis

presence of increased numbers of histiocytes Classification: - group L: Langerhans cell histiocytosis & Erdheim-Chester disease - group C: non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis involves skin (Juvenile Xanthogranuloma) - group M: includes malignant histiocytosis - group R: includes Rosai-Dorfman disease - Group H: includes hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Specific

Erdheim-Chester disease generalized eruptive histiocytoma (nodular non-X histiocytosis) infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH); histiocytosis X lymphohistiocytosis malignant histiocytosis; true histiocytic lymphoma; reticulosarcoma; histiocytic medullary reticulosis multicentric reticulohistiocytosis; lipoid dermatoarthritis sea-blue histiocytosis sinus histiocytosis sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy; Rosai-Dorfman disease

General

leukocyte disorder

References

  1. MedlinePlus: Histiocytosis https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000068.htm