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Probably congenital histiocytosis X with unusual radiographic findings in a 7-week-old infant

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A 7-week-old infant who probably had congenital histiocytosis X of the Letterer-Siwe type, and who showed mesomelic involvement of the long bones, is reported. Although skeletal changes are common in histiocytosis of the Letterer-Siwe type, very early appearance and localisation of these changes is unusual.

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  1. Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, 2050, (Sydney), N.S.W., Australia

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Kozlowski, K., Grigor, W.G. Probably congenital histiocytosis X with unusual radiographic findings in a 7-week-old infant. Pediatr Radiol 9, 45–47 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973971

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