A rare condition of Hand-Schüller-Christian disease

J Craniofac Surg. 2002 Nov;13(6):759-61. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200211000-00008.

Abstract

The authors present the clinical case of a 61-year-old patient with Hand-Schüller-Christian disease associated with multisystemic involvement. The onset of such puzzling symptoms and the extremely rarity of this disease in a patient of such advanced age resulted in a delayed diagnosis and subsequently delayed treatment of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Facial Pain / etiology*
  • Female
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / complications*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Jaw Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Jaw Diseases / drug therapy
  • Jaw Diseases / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteolysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteolysis / drug therapy
  • Osteolysis / etiology*
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vinblastine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Vinblastine
  • Prednisone