LCH occurs in children, often during infancy but also in adults. It is usually a chronic disease and may cause severe disabilities due to brain damage. The diagnosis is made by microscopic examination of a tissue specimen obtained by biopsy.
Confidence votes 2.2K. A May 26, 2008, story in People magazine states that Frankie Valli's daughter, Francine, died young of a drug overdose in 1980. The month and day of her death is not stated in the story.
Niki, 20, found her 17-year-old sister collapsed on the living room floor of their family's Hallandale, Fla., home Sunday, said Capt. Richard Rossman, a Florida Highway Patrol district commander and a family friend. She was declared dead soon after at a nearby hospital.