This worked great because then they didn t have to poke him every time they wanted to do something. He has nothing in place at this time. Histiocytosis is a rare, mysterious and sometimes fatal disease that primarily affects children. Similar in many ways to cancer, Histiocytosis is treated with radiation and chemotherapy. Histiocytosis X is an uncontrolled growth of cells called histiocytes.
Histiocytes are scavenger cells, the cells responsible for removing tissue debris from the body.
Histiocytosis X can vary from a localized and mild form, with one or several bones involved, to a widespread disease involving the liver, lungs, skin, bones, and bone marrow. The annual incidence is about 1 in 200,000 children. More than half the patients are diagnosed before the age of 2 years. Although the cause and best treatment of this disease are unknown, our doctor told us that patients have too many histiocytes. These cells widely multiply and can attack any part of the body.