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International expert consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults. — SAQ
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A patient presents with features suggestive of international expert consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults.. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a clonal neoplastic proliferation of abnormal Langerhans cells (myeloid dendritic cells). Classified as single-system (SS) or multi-system (MS), with...
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a) What is the most likely diagnosis and what clinical features support it? (2 marks)
b) What investigations would you arrange to confirm the diagnosis? (3 marks)
c) Outline your management plan for this patient. (3 marks)
d) What are the key complications and prognostic factors? (2 marks)