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BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) usually manifests as a disease limited to the skin, with self-healing characteristics; however, in some cases, it may be a more severe entity, with multisystemic expression and poor prognosis. We present the case of a patient diagnosed with multisystemi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33033678 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10200 |
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author | Prada Avella, Maria Camila Suárez, Amaranto Contreras, Sharon Calderon, Alejandra |
author_facet | Prada Avella, Maria Camila Suárez, Amaranto Contreras, Sharon Calderon, Alejandra |
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description | Congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) usually manifests as a disease limited to the skin, with self-healing characteristics; however, in some cases, it may be a more severe entity, with multisystemic expression and poor prognosis. We present the case of a patient diagnosed with multisystemic congenital LCH, with the presence of the BRAF V600E mutation, with a severe form of the disease, with risk organ compromise, and manifestations of resistance to chemotherapy. This case is a challenge due to the disease's biologically aggressive behavior in this patient. It presents unique treatment difficulties as a result of inherent resistance to conventional therapy and uncertain response to BRAF inhibitors. |
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spelling | pubmed-75328722020-10-07 BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Prada Avella, Maria Camila Suárez, Amaranto Contreras, Sharon Calderon, Alejandra Cureus Pediatrics Congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) usually manifests as a disease limited to the skin, with self-healing characteristics; however, in some cases, it may be a more severe entity, with multisystemic expression and poor prognosis. We present the case of a patient diagnosed with multisystemic congenital LCH, with the presence of the BRAF V600E mutation, with a severe form of the disease, with risk organ compromise, and manifestations of resistance to chemotherapy. This case is a challenge due to the disease's biologically aggressive behavior in this patient. It presents unique treatment difficulties as a result of inherent resistance to conventional therapy and uncertain response to BRAF inhibitors. Cureus 2020-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7532872/ /pubmed/33033678 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10200 Text en Copyright © 2020, Prada Avella et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Prada Avella, Maria Camila Suárez, Amaranto Contreras, Sharon Calderon, Alejandra BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title | BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title_full | BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title_fullStr | BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title_full_unstemmed | BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title_short | BRAF V600E-Positive Congenital Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
title_sort | braf v600e-positive congenital multisite langerhans cell histiocytosis |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33033678 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10200 |
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