Histiocytosis Definition

Histiocytosis Sentence Examples

• Histiocytosis X is a generic term that refers to an increase in the number of histiocytes, a type of white blood cell that acts as a scavenger to remove foreign material from the blood and tissues.

• Histiocytosis X or LCH is a family of related conditions, which are characterized by a distinct inflammatory and proliferative process but which differ from each other regarding what parts of the body are involved.

• The least severe of the histiocytosis X/LCH family is eosinophilic granuloma.

• Next in severity is Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, a chronic, scattered form of histiocytosis.

• Histiocytosis X is a rare disorder affecting only approximately one in 200,000 children or adults each year.