Research

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of white blood cells in which an overabundance of abnormal dendritic cells causes damage to the skin, bone and other organs. The disease affects both children and adults, with peak incidence occurring in children between 5 and 10 years old. The incidence in children is approximately five per million, and in adults, approximately half that.

Because LCH is rare, few physicians have experience in evaluating and treating it; patients and their families must often see physicians who do not give timely or proper evaluations and treatment.

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