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Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Synonyms and keywords: Histiocytosis X; Histiocytosis X syndrome; Hand-Schüller-Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease; Eosinophilic granulomatosis unspecified; Langerhans cell granulomatosis; Langerhans cell histiocytosis-Hashimoto-Pritzker type; Langerhans cell histiocytosis, disseminated (clinical); Langerhans cell histiocytosis, unifocal (clinical); Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lung; Non-lipid reticuloendotheliosis; Eosinophilic granuoloma; Pulmonary histiocytosis X; Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis

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