Etymology

Hand-Schüller-Christian disease

Today it means: A condition associated with multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis and a triad of exophthalmos, lytic bone lesions (often in the skull), and diabetes insipidus. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Alfred Hand, Artur Schüller, and Henry Asbury Christian.

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