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ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences

Intralesional Triamcinolone for Treating Mandibular Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Ahmed Almuzayyen, Wahbi Elhassan, Mousa Alabbadi

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Article in Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmed AlmuzayyenDepartment of Surgery, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Wahbi ElhassanDepartment of Surgery, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mousa AlabbadiDepartment of Surgery, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahad Specialist Hospital · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare condition ranging in manifestation from a focal boney lesion to multisystem involvement. Several treatment modalities have been proposed including curettage, low-dose radiotherapy, chemotherapy and intralesional injection of corticosteroids. These treatment options can be used as a single or combined approach. Prognosis depends on the extent of systemic involvement, and solitary lesions respond favorable to treatment. Here, the authors report a case of a 10-year-old male patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis affecting his right posterior mandible that was successfully treated with intralesional injection of triamcinolone in multiple sessions. Complete recovery was confirmed clinically and radiographically in 18 months from the time of diagnosis.

Indexed as

Intralesional steroidLangerhans cell histiocytosismandibletriamcinolone

Identifiers

PMID30787858
PMCPMC6381848
OpenAlexW2904209258

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