Histiocytosis
Alternate Names : Pulmonary Histiocytosis X, Histiocytosis X, Eosinophilic Granuloma, Nonlipid Reticuloendotheliosis, Langerhans Histiocytoses, Letterer-Siwe Disease, Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease, Pulmonary Langerhans' Granulomatosis
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
Signs and symptoms of histiocytosis differ for adults and children.
In adults, the symptoms include:
cough
shortness of breath
chest pain
fever
weight loss
malaise, which is a general discomfort
In children, the symptoms include:
failure to thrive
weight loss
irritability
fever
a yellowish-pink scaling of the scalp
bone pain
bone fractures
rash
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