Hand–Schüller–Christian disease
| Hand–Schüller–Christian disease | |
|---|---|
 A patient with Hand-Schüller-Christian Disease | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | D76.0 (ILDS D76.020) |
| ICD-9 | 277.89 |
| MeSH | D006646 |
Hand–Schüller–Christian disease is associated with multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
It is associated with a triad of exophthalmos, lytic bone lesions (often in the skull), and diabetes insipidus (from pituitary stalk infiltration).[1]
It is named for Alfred Hand, Artur Schüller, and Henry Asbury Christian.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ Kimura T, Ota K, Shoji M et al. (1990). "Hand-Schüller-Christian disease with occult diabetes insipidus, cardiac failure and renal dysfunction". Jpn. J. Med. 29 (4): 405–10. PMID 2148780.
- ↑ synd/551 at Who Named It?
- ↑ A. Hand. Polyuria and tuberculosis. Proceedings of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia, 1893, 16: 282-284. Archives of Pediatrics, New York, 1893: 10: 673-675.
- ↑ A. Schüller. Über eigenartige Schädeldefekte im Jugendalter («Landkartenschädel»). Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen, 1915-1916; 23: 12-18.
- ↑ H. Christian. Defects in membranous bones, exophthalmos, and diabetes insipidus; an unusual syndrome of dyspituitarism. In: Contributions to medical and biological research, dedicated to Sir William Osler. New York, P. B. Hoeber, 1919, 1: 390-401. Medical Clinics of North America, Philadelphia, PA., 1920; 3: 849-871.
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