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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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Orbital manifestations of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A report of three cases
Jayanta K Das1, Ronel Soibam1, BK Tiwary2, D Magdalene1, SB Paul2, Cida Bhuyan3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, India
2 Department of Life Science and Chemistry, Assam University Silchar, India
3 Department of Oncology, B.Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, India
Correspondence Address:
Jayanta K Das
Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati - 28, Assam
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.57315
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a spectrum of disorders characterized by accumulation of histiocytes in various tissues. It is rarely encountered in ophthalmic practice and has an affinity for the orbit. We report three patients with LCH involving the lateral orbital wall, each with a different form of the condition. |
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