title: Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma of the nose without paraproteinemia.
abstract: We report a 65-year-old Japanese woman who presented with a nodule on the nose near the left eye. Histological examination of the totally resected lesion revealed the typical features of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG). However, her laboratory investigation revealed no paraproteinemia. We believe that the present case represents a cutaneous variant of NXG without accompaniment of paraproteinemia or any systemic involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. naggy@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nagisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kunikata
authors.forename: Katsuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Hachiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017441:Necrobiotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D010265:Paraproteinemias; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology