Letterer Siwe Disease (LSD): A Case Report

Abstract

Background: Letterer Siwe Disease (LSD) is one of variants of langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) which is considered as a rare disease that affects many systems in the body, it is characterized by monoclonal migration and proliferation of specific dendritic cells. The disease affects the bones and skin primarily, but can involve other organs as well or appear as a multi-system disease leading to different clinical manifestations and eventually death.