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Disseminated Juvenile Xanthogranuloma
Author(s) -
Wollina Uwe,
Burgdorf Walter H.C.,
Haroske Gunter
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2006.05861.x
Subject(s) - juvenile xanthogranuloma , medicine , asymptomatic , histiocytosis , scalp , dermatology , pathology , histiocyte , disease
Summary Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is the most common type of non‐Langerhans cell histiocytosis occurring predominantly in infants and children. Typical lesions are asymptomatic red‐yellow papules and nodules on the scalp or in the axillae or groins. Multiple lesions are more common in children than in adults. A 2‐year old girl presented with approximately 20 red‐brown lesions, leading to the diagnosis of disseminated JXG. Internal involvement was excluded. Spontaneous regression occurred over 6 months of follow‐up. A wait‐and‐see strategy is recommended for cutaneous JXG.