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Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell

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Definition: Group of disorders which feature accumulations of active HISTIOCYTES and LYMPHOCYTES, but where the histiocytes are not LANGERHANS CELLS. The group includes HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; SINUS HISTIOCYTOSIS; xanthogranuloma; reticulohistiocytoma; JUVENILE XANTHOGRANULOMA; xanthoma disseminatum; as well as the lipid storage diseases (SEA-BLUE HISTIOCYTE SYNDROME; and NIEMANN-PICK DISEASES).  general or unspecified; prefer specifics   
Examples Erdheim-Chester Disease; Histiocytosis, Sinus; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic; Niemann-Pick Diseases; Sea-Blue Histiocyte Syndrome; Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile 		Other names Xanthoma Disseminatum; Reticulohistiocytoma; Reticulohistiocytomas; Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis; Histiocytosis, Non Langerhans Cell; Disseminatum, Xanthoma

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