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ArticleCureus2025

Solitary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Femur in a Nine-Month-Old Girl.

Faliq Abdullah, Khaled Alabd, Clare Carpenter

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Faliq AbdullahTrauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, GBR.
Khaled AlabdTrauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, GBR.
Clare CarpenterTrauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, GBR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare clonal proliferative disorder of myeloid dendritic cells that can mimic infection or malignancy in paediatric bone lesions. A 9-month-old girl presented with a refusal to weight bear for two days. She was afebrile with mildly elevated inflammatory markers, including C-reactive protein (CRP) of 2 mg/L and white cell count (WCC) of 12×10⁹/L. Radiographs revealed an aggressive lytic lesion in the proximal femur with periosteal reaction. MRI showed a subperiosteal fluid collection suggestive of abscess, bone marrow edema, and adjacent muscle inflammation. The patient underwent curettage of the lesion. Histopathology confirmed LCH, with immunohistochemistry positive for cluster of differentiation (CD)1a, S100, CD68, and Langerin. Molecular analysis detected a

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bone lesionfemurinfantlangerhans cell histiocytosisorthopaedic casepaediatric bone tumoursingle-system lchunifocal lesion

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PMID40535388
PMCPMC12175202

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