title: Benign cephalic histiocytosis.
abstract: A one and a half year old girl born of a non-consanguineous marriage presented with multiple asymptomatic erythematous to hyperpigmented and skin colored papules on both cheeks slowly increasing in number of 1 year duration. On the basis of clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemistry findings, a diagnosis of benign cephalic histiocytosis was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. SMCSI Medical College, Karakonam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Joan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Goverment Medical College, Trissur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Gnanaseelan Kanakamma
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Libu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. SMCSI Medical College, Karakonam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. SMCSI Medical College, Karakonam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Puthenveedu Salahudeen
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Simi
keywords: Benign cephalic histiocytosis; immunohistochemistry; non-Langerhan's cell histiocytosis