Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a systemic disease associated with the proliferation and accumulation (usually in granulomas) of Langerhans cells in various tissues.

Abdominal pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) and perceived to originate in the abdomen.


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PMID (PMCID)
17587623
 MALE
Langerhans cell histiocytosis as a possible differential diagnosis of painful scoliosis.
Huang KY, Lin RM, Yan JJ, Lin CJ.
Joint Bone Spine. 2007;74(4):396-9.
We report on a 5-year 8-month-old boy suffering from spinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), who had initial symptoms of back and abdominal pain, as well as tilting of the shoulder that mimicked hemivertebra of T10 with scoliosis, as revealed by radiography.
7982113
 FEMALE Adult
Colonic bull's-eye lesions in histiocytosis X.
Rioux M, Trottier F, Rodrigue J.
Can Assoc Radiol J. 1994;45(6):476-8.
A 27-year-old woman with known pulmonary, cutaneous and osseous histiocytosis X presented with vague abdominal pain.