Human Herpesvirus 6 Is Present in Lesions of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease characterized by Langerhans cell infiltration of skin and bone, with its most severe form manifested by multifocal infiltration of many organs. The etiology is unknown, although viral infection has been proposed as a potential pathogenic factor. Human...

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Published in:	Journal of investigative dermatology Vol. 101; no. 5; pp. 642 - 645
Main Authors:	Leahy, Maureen A, Krejci, Sonja M, Friednash, Marti, Stockert, Stephen S, Wilson, Harry, Huff, J Clark, Weston, William L, Brice, Sylvia L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Danvers, MA Elsevier Inc 01-11-1993 Nature Publishing
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool DNA DNA, Viral - analysis eosinophilic granuloma Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Herpesviridae Infections - complications Herpesvirus 6, Human - genetics Herpesvirus 6, Human - isolation & purification histiocytosis X Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell - etiology Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell - microbiology Humans Infant Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Medical sciences Polymerase Chain Reaction eosinophilic granuloma DNA polymerase chain reaction histiocytosis X Virus Human Polymerase chain reaction Herpesvirus hominis 6 Skin disease Langerhans cell histiocytosis Pathogenesis Herpesviridae Virological exploration Diseases of the osteoarticular system
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