title: Benign cephalic histiocytosis: a case report.
abstract: Histiocytic skin disorders are usually classified as either Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) or non LCH, based on the pathology. Benign cephalic histiocytosis (BCH) is a rare type of non-Langerhans histiocytitic disorder and is characterized by self-healing multiple small eruptions of yellow to red-brown papules on the face and upper trunk. Histologic features of this disorder show dermal proliferation of histiocytes that have intracytoplasmic comma-shaped bodies, coated vesicles and desmosome-like structures. In this study, we report on a 7-month-old boy who contained small yellow-red papules on his face that spread to his upper trunk. The clinical and histologic features in this patient were consistent with BCH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rafet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koca
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bektaş
authors.forename: H Cevdet
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Altinyazar
authors.forename: Tuna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sezer