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Benign cephalic histiocytosis: a case report
Author(s) -
GODFREY K.M.,
JAMES M.P.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2133.1990.tb01854.x
Subject(s) - histiocyte , histiocytosis , medicine , langerhans cell histiocytosis , pathology , dermatology , histiocytosis x , disease
summary The case is reported of a child who presented with brownish macules and papules on the face and in whom biopsies confirmed a diagnosis of benign cephalic histiocytosis. The clinical and histological features of our case are typical for this rare self‐healing non‐Langerhans cell histiocytic disorder.