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BENIGN CEPHALIC HISTIOCYTOSIS
Author(s) -
Commens Chris,
Jaworski Richard
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1987.tb00335.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histiocytosis , asymptomatic , histiocyte , histiocytosis x , rash , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , skin biopsy , disease
S ummary A 3 year old boy had an asymptomatic pigmented maculopapular eruption on his face for 2½ years. This rash partially resolved in summer and remitted in winter. Skin biopsy and ultrastructural studies showed a histiocytic infiltrate with “comma shaped” cytoplasmic inclusions, confirming the diagnosis of Benign Cephalic Histiocytosis. We review the features of this condition and compare it with other self healing histiocytotic conditions.