Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Histiocytosis

Histiocytes are the particular name of the immune cell in the human body. The immune system is essential for human being. This system prevents your body from several infections. It protects your body from several diseases. Histiocytosis is not a single disease. It is a combination of several diseases. These several syndromes make some changes in the immune system. It increases the production of immune cell namely histiocytes. The common symptoms of this disease are dizziness, fever, headache, jaundice, thirst, loss of weight, vomiting and pain occurs in the bones and abdomen. Doctors will take the bone X-rays for children and chest X-rays for adults. The available treatment techniques are radiation therapy or surgery. Some times antibiotics will be preferred to fight the infections occur in the body.

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