title: Juvenile chronic granulocytic leukemia, juvenile xanthogranulomas, and neurofibromatosis. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 22-month-old boy had xanthomatous skin lesions, neurofibromatosis, and chronic granulocytic leukemia. Histologic examination of the xanthomatous skin lesions disclosed juvenile xanthogranulomas. Twenty-three previously published cases of this association are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenereology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mérot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paccaud
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frenk
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins