The histiocytoses are rare disorders characterized by the accumulation of macrophage,
dendritic cell, or monocyte-derived cells in various tissues and organs of children and adults …

Abstract Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is an orphan disease of clonal dendritic cells
which may affect any organ of the body. Most of the knowledge about the diagnosis and …

Adult pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder of unknown aetiology that
occurs predominantly in young smokers, with an incidence peak at 20–40 yrs of age. In …

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients with cancer is frequently a fatal event. To identify
factors associated with survival of cancer patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for …

Multiplex PCR Assay for Rapid and Accurate Capsular Typing of Group B Streptococci |
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Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is a normal constituent of the
intestinal microflora and the major cause of human neonatal meningitis. A single clone, GBS …

Modulation of cytokine expression represents a potentially useful approach for the treatment
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To identify potential targets for such intervention, semi …

Objectives The predominance of extramuscular manifestations (eg, skin rash, arthralgia,
interstitial lung disease [ILD]) as well as the low frequency of muscle signs in anti …

In the early 1950s Lichtenstein introduced the term histiocytosis X to describe a group of
syndromes with seemingly unrelated clinical features, but whose pathological findings were …

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) can affect children and adults with a wide variety of
clinical manifestations, including unifocal, single-system multifocal, single-system pulmonary …