title: A congenital, erythematous eruption.
abstract: A 2-day-old male patient born full-term via uncomplicated vaginal delivery was seen for multiple erythematous, scaly papules that were present at birth. Physical examination showed a well-appearing male with erythematous papules with scale on his scalp, face, trunk, and bilateral upper and lower extremities. A 4 mm punch biopsy was performed on one of the representative papules on his abdomen and subsequent histopathological tests showed multiple Langerhans cells in the papillary dermis with positive CD1a and Langerin stains. There was no extracutaneous involvement. A diagnosis of congenital self-healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis was made.
authors.affiliation: Naval Branch Health Clinic, Department of Aviation Medicine, Kingsville, Texas, USA. jason.ballin@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ballin
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gehris
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kress
authors.forename: Csaba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galambos
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000032:analysis; D004890:Erythema / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005145:Face; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000032:analysis; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins / Q000032:analysis; D012535:Scalp; D034941:Upper Extremity
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018949:Antigens, CD1; C419393:CD1a antigen; C121916:CD207 protein, human; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins