Histiocytosis: case report

Histiocytosis is part of histiocyte-related proliferative diseases. The term histiocyte involves all types of macrophages and other dendritic cells (antigen-presenting cells: dermal dendrocytes, Langerhans cells (CL), and indeterminate cells). An 11-year-old male patient presented with an initial complaint of dental pain. Intraoral examination revealed exophytic and ulcerated lesions associated with the left maxillary first and second premolar and with left mandibular first and second molar with a time-course evolution of 2 months.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research