Letterer-Siwe’s Disease
Keywords:
Letterer-Siwe’s disease
Abstract
The present report concerns a case of Letterer-Siwe's disease which satisfies the clinical and pathological findings of acute non-lipid reticuloendotheliosis. This is the third case reported in our clinic, the former two were reported by Kho et al. (1961) and Iskandar et al. (1966). Twoother cases from other clinics were reported by Tangosaputra and Himawan (1970).
References
ARONSON, R.P. : Streptomycin in Letterer-Siwe's Disease. Lancet 260 : 889 (1951).
AVERY, M.E.; McAFEE, J.G.; and GUILD, H.G. : Course and Prognosis of reticuloendotheliosis. Amer. J. Med. 22 : 636 (1957).
BASS, M.H.; SAPIN, S.O. and HODES, H.L. : Use of Cortisone and Corticotropin : (ACTH) in the Treatment of Reticuloendotheliosis of Children. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 85 : 393 (1953).
BATSON, R.; SHAPIRO, J.; CHRISTIE, A. and RILEY, H .D. Jr. : Acute non-lipid Retlculoendotheliosis. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 90 : 323 (1955).
BOR, S. and SMITH, I. : Histiocytosis. Proc. Roy. Soc Med. 62 : 1013 (1969).
BURROWS, D.; KELLY, A.M.T.; BRIDGES, J.M. and CONNOLLY, J.H. : Letterer-Siwe Disease. Report of 6 cases. Brit. J. Derm. 83 : 135 (1970).
COX, P.J.N. : Letterer-Siwe's Disease Controlled by Cortisone. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 46 : 278 (1953).
DOEDE, K.G. and RAPPAPORT, H. : Longterm Survival of Patients with Acute Differentiated Histiocytosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease). Cancer N.Y. 20 : 1782 (1967).
FISHER, R.H. : Multiple Lesions of Paracolon Arizona Bacilli from Bone Lesion and Blood. Followed by Response to Therapy. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 35A : 445 (1953).
GIANOTTI, F. and CAPUTO, R. : Skin Ultrastructure in Letterer-Siwe Disease Treated with Vinblastine. Mode of Penetration of Langerhans Granules into the Nucleus. Brit. J. Derm. 84 : 335 (1971).
ISKANDAR, W.; HENDARTO, S.K.; SUDARJAT; TJAN, G.H. and KHO, L.K. : A Case of Reticuloendotheliosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease) with Jaundice. Paediatr. Indones. 6 : 46 (1966).
KHO, L.K.; GOEI, G.H. and TUMBELAKA, W.A.F.J. : Acute Reticuloendotheliosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease) in an Infant with Congenital Tuberculosis. Ann. Paediat. 197 : 157 (1961).
LICHTENSTEIN, L.: Histiocytosis-X. Arch. Pathol. 56 : 84 (1953).
LICHTENSTEIN, L. : Histiocytosis-X. (Eosinophilic Granuloma of Bone Letterer-Siwe Disease and Schuller-Christian Disease). J. Bone and Joint I Surg. 46A : 76 (1964).
LEVER, W.T. : Histopathology of the Skin. 4th Ed. p. 399 (Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1967).
MELHEM, R.E.; HAJJAR, J.J. and BALASSANIAN, N. : Histiocytosis-X. A Report of 15 cases in the Pediatric Age Group. Brit. J. Radiol. 37 : 898 (1964).
NEZELOF, C. and GUIBERT, C. : L'histiocytose X: Nosologie et prognostic; etude fondee sur l’evolution controlee de 52 observations personelles. Arch. Franc. Pediat. 20 : 1063 (1963). Cited from WINKELMAN, R.K. Mayo Clin. Proc. 44 : 535 ( 1969).
PROUTY, M. : Remission of Letterer-Siwe's Disease after Prednison thera-Ass. 169 : 1877 (1959).
RAPPAPORT, H. : Tumor of Hematopoietic System. In Atlas of Tumor Pathology, Sec. III, Fasc. 8, p. 48 - 90 (A.F.I.P., Washington D.C. 1966).
SIWE, S.A. : Die Reticuloendotheliose - ein neues Krankheitbild unter den Hepatomegalien. Z. Kinderheilk. 55 : 212 (1933).
TANGOSAPUTRA, R.B. and HIMAWAN, T. : Reticulo-endotheliosis reticulosis. Maj. Kedok. Indones. 20 : 111 (1970).
WINKELMAN, R.K. : The Skin in Histiocytosis-X. Mayo Clin. Proc. 44 : 535 (1969).
WINKELMAN, R.K. and BURGERT, E.O. : Therapy of Histiocytosis-X. Brit. J. Derm. 82 : 169 (1970).
AVERY, M.E.; McAFEE, J.G.; and GUILD, H.G. : Course and Prognosis of reticuloendotheliosis. Amer. J. Med. 22 : 636 (1957).
BASS, M.H.; SAPIN, S.O. and HODES, H.L. : Use of Cortisone and Corticotropin : (ACTH) in the Treatment of Reticuloendotheliosis of Children. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 85 : 393 (1953).
BATSON, R.; SHAPIRO, J.; CHRISTIE, A. and RILEY, H .D. Jr. : Acute non-lipid Retlculoendotheliosis. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 90 : 323 (1955).
BOR, S. and SMITH, I. : Histiocytosis. Proc. Roy. Soc Med. 62 : 1013 (1969).
BURROWS, D.; KELLY, A.M.T.; BRIDGES, J.M. and CONNOLLY, J.H. : Letterer-Siwe Disease. Report of 6 cases. Brit. J. Derm. 83 : 135 (1970).
COX, P.J.N. : Letterer-Siwe's Disease Controlled by Cortisone. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 46 : 278 (1953).
DOEDE, K.G. and RAPPAPORT, H. : Longterm Survival of Patients with Acute Differentiated Histiocytosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease). Cancer N.Y. 20 : 1782 (1967).
FISHER, R.H. : Multiple Lesions of Paracolon Arizona Bacilli from Bone Lesion and Blood. Followed by Response to Therapy. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 35A : 445 (1953).
GIANOTTI, F. and CAPUTO, R. : Skin Ultrastructure in Letterer-Siwe Disease Treated with Vinblastine. Mode of Penetration of Langerhans Granules into the Nucleus. Brit. J. Derm. 84 : 335 (1971).
ISKANDAR, W.; HENDARTO, S.K.; SUDARJAT; TJAN, G.H. and KHO, L.K. : A Case of Reticuloendotheliosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease) with Jaundice. Paediatr. Indones. 6 : 46 (1966).
KHO, L.K.; GOEI, G.H. and TUMBELAKA, W.A.F.J. : Acute Reticuloendotheliosis (Letterer-Siwe's Disease) in an Infant with Congenital Tuberculosis. Ann. Paediat. 197 : 157 (1961).
LICHTENSTEIN, L.: Histiocytosis-X. Arch. Pathol. 56 : 84 (1953).
LICHTENSTEIN, L. : Histiocytosis-X. (Eosinophilic Granuloma of Bone Letterer-Siwe Disease and Schuller-Christian Disease). J. Bone and Joint I Surg. 46A : 76 (1964).
LEVER, W.T. : Histopathology of the Skin. 4th Ed. p. 399 (Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1967).
MELHEM, R.E.; HAJJAR, J.J. and BALASSANIAN, N. : Histiocytosis-X. A Report of 15 cases in the Pediatric Age Group. Brit. J. Radiol. 37 : 898 (1964).
NEZELOF, C. and GUIBERT, C. : L'histiocytose X: Nosologie et prognostic; etude fondee sur l’evolution controlee de 52 observations personelles. Arch. Franc. Pediat. 20 : 1063 (1963). Cited from WINKELMAN, R.K. Mayo Clin. Proc. 44 : 535 ( 1969).
PROUTY, M. : Remission of Letterer-Siwe's Disease after Prednison thera-Ass. 169 : 1877 (1959).
RAPPAPORT, H. : Tumor of Hematopoietic System. In Atlas of Tumor Pathology, Sec. III, Fasc. 8, p. 48 - 90 (A.F.I.P., Washington D.C. 1966).
SIWE, S.A. : Die Reticuloendotheliose - ein neues Krankheitbild unter den Hepatomegalien. Z. Kinderheilk. 55 : 212 (1933).
TANGOSAPUTRA, R.B. and HIMAWAN, T. : Reticulo-endotheliosis reticulosis. Maj. Kedok. Indones. 20 : 111 (1970).
WINKELMAN, R.K. : The Skin in Histiocytosis-X. Mayo Clin. Proc. 44 : 535 (1969).
WINKELMAN, R.K. and BURGERT, E.O. : Therapy of Histiocytosis-X. Brit. J. Derm. 82 : 169 (1970).
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Nasar S, Sujoko EM. Letterer-Siwe’s Disease. PI [Internet]. 15May2017 [cited 20Apr.2024];14(1-2):33-8. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1389
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