Coalescing nodules on the trunk of an infant: juvenile xanthogranuloma 'en plaque'.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which commonly manifests as a solitary papule or nodule in infants and young children. However, other less common clinical presentations have been reported including clustered, agminated or plaque-like. It is important to recognize these variants, as diagnosis is often clinical. We highlight a case of juvenile xanthogranuloma presenting as nodules on the trunk of an infant that gradually coalesced to form a larger plaque.
Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California. jhau@mednet.ucla.edu.
Jennifer T
JT
Hau
Kathy
K
Langevin
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D060726:Torso; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology