title: Sinus histiocytosis confined to the skin. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy is an uncommon disease affecting individuals of either sex and of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. We present a case of sinus histiocytosis confined to the skin in a 65-year-old woman whose diagnosis was coincident with herpes simplex virus infection and polybacterial urinary infection, both asymptomatic. The polymerase chain reaction for herpes simplex virus and human herpesvirus-6 from involved skin was negative. We review previously published cases of sinus histiocytosis limited to the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Febrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliaga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000235:genetics; D015618:Histiocytosis, Sinus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral