title: Juvenile xanthogranuloma: a rare benign histiocytic disorder.
abstract: Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare histiocytic disorder that typically affects children. The clinical presentation of this disease is characterized by single or, rarely, multiple yellow and brown skin nodules, most often found on the face and neck. Internal organ involvement has been sporadically observed in JXG and is associated with an increased risk of serious complications. We report two cases with a small and large nodular form of JXG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczerkowska-Dobosz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kozicka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Purzycka-Bohdan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Wojciech Biernat MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Biernat
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stawczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nowicki
keywords: Touton cells; histiocytosis; juvenile xanthogranuloma; nodules
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