[Disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma].
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is the most common type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis occurring predominantly in infants and children. Typical lesions are asymptomatic red-yellow papules and nodules on the scalp or in the axillae or groins. Multiple lesions are more common in children than in adults. A 2-year old girl presented with approximately 20 red-brown lesions, leading to the diagnosis of disseminated JXG. Internal involvement was excluded. Spontaneous regression occurred over 6 months of follow-up. A wait-and-see strategy is recommended for cutaneous JXG.
Wollina
Uwe
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Hautklinik Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Städtisches Klinikum, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der TU Dresden, Friedrichstrasse 41, D-01067 Dresden. wollina-uw@khdf.de
Burgdorf
Walter H C
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Haroske
Gunter
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology