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Original Article
A clinical study on histiocytosis X.
Sang Oh Na, Joong Gon Kim, Hyo Seop Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1510-1519.   Published online November 30, 1989
We made a clinical study on 31 cases of histiocytosis X who had been admitted to the Dept, of Ped. of S.N.U.C.H. from Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1987. Among 31 cases, 28 patients received chemotherapy to include prednisolone, vinblastine, methotrex- ate and cyclophosphamide as induction therapy, and 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate and cyclophos- phamide as maintenance therapy. The results obtained were as follows. 1) The sex incidence revealed male...
Case Report
A Case of Histiocytosis X(Hand-Schuller-Christian Syndrome).
Yeong Bong Park, Jin Heon Kim, Jong Myeon Hong, Chang Soo Ra
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(12):1209-1214.   Published online December 31, 1983
A case of histiocytosis X (Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome) in a 3 year old girl is presented. The patients has the triad of exophthalmos, diabetes insipidus and skeletal lesions, plus hepatomegaly, wide spread pulmonary infiltration and growth retardation. The patient was treated with chlorambucil, prednisone, radiation therapy and chlorpropamide therapy for diabetes insipidus with good response. Similar cases reported in literature are briefly...
A Case of Report of Letterer-Siwe Disease.
Nam Heon Kim, Jung Ho Lee, In Ho Kim, Churl Young Chung, Jong Eun Joo, Ill Hyang Ko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(12):1213-1217.   Published online December 15, 1981
We experienced a cass of Letterer-Siwe disease in 2 month old infant. The patient was presented charateristic clinical findings such as hepatosplenomegaly, petechia, anemia, gene-ralized lymphadenopathy, and lung infiltration. The diagnosis was confirmed by lymphnode biopsy and bone marrow aspiration, which was compatible to Letterer-Siwe disease. A poor prognostic factor in Histiocytosis X is younger age (below 18 month), hepatospleno-megaly, anemia,...