Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-healing non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It primarily manifests with cutaneous lesions which may have systemic associations. We report a case of a 6-month-old child who presented with multiple orangish papules and nodules all over the body with eye and liver invo...

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Main Authors: Preeti K Sheth, Resham Vasani, Deepak Parikh, Manish Shah, Rajesh Jadhav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2019;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=275;aulast=Sheth
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author Preeti K Sheth
Resham Vasani
Deepak Parikh
Manish Shah
Rajesh Jadhav
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description Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-healing non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It primarily manifests with cutaneous lesions which may have systemic associations. We report a case of a 6-month-old child who presented with multiple orangish papules and nodules all over the body with eye and liver involvement, which is a rare entity. The diagnosis was confirmed with dermoscopy and histopathological assessment, including immunohistochemical study. He responded to medical line of therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-002bebcbe01e42bb916c2179e04479ab2022-12-22T00:14:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology2319-72502019-01-0120327127510.4103/ijpd.IJPD_121_18Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentationPreeti K ShethResham VasaniDeepak ParikhManish ShahRajesh JadhavJuvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-healing non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It primarily manifests with cutaneous lesions which may have systemic associations. We report a case of a 6-month-old child who presented with multiple orangish papules and nodules all over the body with eye and liver involvement, which is a rare entity. The diagnosis was confirmed with dermoscopy and histopathological assessment, including immunohistochemical study. He responded to medical line of therapy.http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2019;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=275;aulast=ShethJuvenile xanthogranulomanon-Langerhans cell histiocytosisxanthogranulomas with systemic involvement
spellingShingle Preeti K Sheth
Resham Vasani
Deepak Parikh
Manish Shah
Rajesh Jadhav
Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
Juvenile xanthogranuloma
non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis
xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement
title Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
title_full Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
title_fullStr Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
title_full_unstemmed Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
title_short Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement: A rare presentation
title_sort disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement a rare presentation
topic Juvenile xanthogranuloma
non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis
xanthogranulomas with systemic involvement
url http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2019;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=275;aulast=Sheth
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