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ReviewPostepy dermatologii i alergologii2018

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children - a disease with many faces. Recent advances in pathogenesis, diagnostic examinations and treatment.

Michalina Jezierska, Joanna Stefanowicz, Grzegorz Romanowicz, Wojciech Kosiak, Magdalena Lange

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Review in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Michalina JezierskaDepartment of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Joanna StefanowiczDepartment of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Grzegorz RomanowiczDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Wojciech KosiakDepartment of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Magdalena LangeDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare clonal disease characterized by the proliferation of CD1a-positive immature dendritic cells. The purpose of this article was to present an updated review of recent advances in the pathogenesis, clinical features, imaging and treatment of this disease. The discovery of oncogenic BRAF mutations and the presence of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines confirmed the unusual characteristics of this disease. Currently, children with organ involvement who do not have a good response to chemotherapy and have neurodegeneration or diabetes insipidus are the most problematic patients. Further research is needed to improve the results of treatment.

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PMID29599667
PMCPMC5872238

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