Diabetes Insipidus and Sclerosing Cholangitis in a child may be a clue to the diagnosis of Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease that usually affects children and young adults. Sclerosing cholangitis (SC) can occur in 10-15% of patients with disseminated form of the disease. Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is a rare disorder that may be caused by a variety of diseases mainly LCH and germinoma especially in children. In this case report, a- 4-year-old girl who is a known case of CDI and a single bone lesion in the left humerus, presented with jaundice, abdominal distention and itching. The diagnosis of SC was made by histopathology on liver biopsy. In this case, we found a link between CDI and SC through LCH, the diagnosis of which was made by histopathology of the explanted liver. The combination of CDI, liver involvement with SC and a single bone lesion is remarkable, since the histological diagnosis of LCH was made outside the biliary tract in the liver parenchyma.
AlSalloom, A., Al Malki, S. T., Al Mana, H., & Burdelski, M. (2013). Diabetes Insipidus and Sclerosing Cholangitis in a child may be a clue to the diagnosis of Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report. International Journal of Health Sciences, 7(2). Retrieved from https://pub.qu.edu.sa/index.php/journal/article/view/428
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