Intestinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting with symptoms similar to inflammatory bowel disease: a case report

CONCLUSION: The clinical symptoms of Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving the gastrointestinal tract are not specific and may resemble symptoms observed in inflammatory bowel disease and other primary gastrointestinal tumors. Therefore, in cases of infants presenting with inflammatory gastrointestinal symptoms that do not resolve after treatment, a biopsy is essential to obtain a differential diagnosis.PMID:38605931 | PMC:PMC11007090 | DOI:10.3389/pore.2024.1611705
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