Histiocytosis

General term for the abnormal appearance of histiocytes in the blood. Based on the pathological features of the cells involved rather than on clinical findings, the histiocytic diseases are subdivided into three groups: HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS CELL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; and HISTIOCYTIC DISORDERS, MALIGNANT.

Year introduced: 1990

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Tree Number(s): C15.604.250

MeSH Unique ID: D015614

Entry Terms:

• Histiocytoses

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphatic Diseases
Histiocytosis
Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant
Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular
Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Interdigitating
Histiocytic Sarcoma
Langerhans Cell Sarcoma
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
Eosinophilic Granuloma
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell
Erdheim-Chester Disease
Histiocytosis, Sinus
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
Niemann-Pick Diseases +
Sea-Blue Histiocyte Syndrome
Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile