Talk:Histiocytosis

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[edit] Notes for support

If anyone would like to discuss this disease with someone who had the disease and underwent treatment for the disease, please leave a message for me on my talk page. Chris53516 14:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

I am not a Physician, but I would like to add information about this illness.--Lameira 11:40, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alternate names section

The Alternate names suggest that this page is describing the same disease as is described at Langerhans cell histiocytosis. I'm not sure if this is actually the case, or whether "Histiocytosis" is a set of diseases including "Langerhans cell histiocytosis" and some other unspecified diseases. If it is the case, then they should be merged. Thayvian 08:18, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Histiocytosis is a general term regarding diseases of histiocytes; Langerhans is one WHO classification of the general term "histiocytosis" and therefore the two articles should not be merged. Histiocytosis and Langerhans cell histiocytosis should reference each other Mccaul.paul 07:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge discussion

[edit] Histiocyte

There is much overlap on this article with Histiocyte. These pages need to be either differentiated (by moving the histiocytosis content on this page) or by merging them. Please discuss below. If you are in favor of a merge, type Merge (in bold) before your comments. If you are in favor of keeping them separate, type Separate (in bold). — Chris53516 (Talk) 14:50, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Merge into this article. This article has been reviewed, and since the cell is the origination of the disease, it seems appropriate to discuss the cell first. I think we should merge the Histiocyte page with this and redirect the term here. — Chris53516 (Talk) 14:56, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Separate, but I support your first suggestion ("moving the histiocyte content on histiocytosis"), keeping only a very short summary of histiocytosis on [histiocyte]. --Arcadian 15:31, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Separate. Histiocytes are normal cells with specific functions. Histiocytosis refers to a group of diseases where these cells proliferate. Axl 15:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Again, the above page has much overlap with the current page. If you are in favor of a merge, type Merge (in bold) before your comments. If you are in favor of keeping them separate, type Separate (in bold). — Chris53516 (Talk) 13:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Merge. I don't see the point on having separate articles for such brief content. If both articles were more distinct, then I would suggest leaving them separate. However, there is much overlap, again, and there really isn't much point. — Chris53516 (Talk) 14:55, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Separate. Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a specific clinical disease. 'Histiocytosis' is a generic name for a number of diseases. Axl 16:35, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Separate.LCH one of 3 major histocytoces. there are lot of things that can be discussed seperately.--Countincr 15:06, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
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