Abstract:Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an inflammatory myeloid neoplasm, immune system dysfunction may attribute to the cause of LCH. There is no standard prognosis evaluation system for LCH in children. We investigated the prognosis predictive value of peripheral lymphocyte subsets in childhood LCH patients.Methods: A cohort of 79 childhood LCH patients was retrospectively studied. The prognosis predictive significance of CD3+ T cells, CD3+CD4+ T cells, CD3+CD8+ T cells, NK cells, B cells and CD4/… Show more
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