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Let·ter·er-Si·we disease | \ ˈlet-ər-ər-ˈsē-və- 
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\Medical Definition of Letterer-Siwe disease
: an acute often fatal disease of young children that is marked by proliferation of Langerhans cells and is characterized especially by fever, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, and a eczematous skin rash
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