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Juvenile xanthogranuloma with recurrent subdural effusions
Author(s) -
CHU A.C.,
WELLS R.S.,
MACDONALD D.M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1981.tb00889.x
Subject(s) - dermatopathology , medicine , general hospital , university hospital , library science , dermatology , general surgery , family medicine , computer science
SUMMARY A 2‐year‐old girl with extensive cutaneous xanthogranuloma and recurrent subdural effusions has been investigated. Differentiation from histiocytosis X depended upon light and electron microscopical studies of the cutaneous infiltrate and cells obtained from the cerebrospinal fluid. The recurrent subdural effusions responded well to cranial irradiation. Although juvenile xanthogranuloma is generally a benign cutaneous disorder, a spectrum of naevoid proliferative changes involving systemic organs may occur.