L.A. YUSUPOVА, E.I. YUNUSOV, Z.Sh. GARAEVA, G.I. MAVLYUTOVA

Kazan State Medical Academy, 11 Bolshaya Krasnaya St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420111

Yusupova L.A. — D. Med. Sc., Head of the Department of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, tel. +7-917-260-32-57, e-mail: yuluizadoc@hotmail.com

Yunusova E.I. — Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Cosmetology, tel. +7-919-635-28-61, е-mail: elenaiu@mail.ru

Garayeva Z.Sh. — Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Cosmetology, tel. (843) 296-78-21, е-mail: garaeva-zuhra@rambler.ru

Mavlutova G.I. — Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Cosmetology, tel. +7-927-249-11-68, е-mail: guzel.mavljutova@yandex.ru

The article gives information about histiocytosis X — a disease consolidating three different clinical types of this systemic disease: Hand — Schüller — Christian disease, Letterer — Siwa disease and Taratynov disease (eosinophilic granuloma of bones). The questions of etiology and pathogenesis, clinic, classification, histological diagnosis of the disease are discussed, as well as methods of treatment.

Key words: histiocytosis X, Hand — Schüller — Christian disease, Letterer — Siwa disease, Taratynov disease, eosinophilic granuloma of bones, congenital self-terminating histiocytosis.

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