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Benign Cephalic Histiocytosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Patsatsi Aikaterini,
Kyriakou Aikaterini,
Sotiriadis Dimitrios
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12135
Subject(s) - medicine , reticular dermis , asymptomatic , dermatology , histiocytosis , histiocyte , upper trunk , dermis , pathology , surgery , brachial plexus , disease
Benign cephalic histiocytosis ( BCH ) is a rare type of non‐Langerhans histiocytic disorder, usually presenting with small, yellow‐red or yellow‐brown, asymptomatic papules, located mostly on the head and neck of infants and young children. The histopathologic hallmark of BCH is a well‐circumscribed histiocytic infiltrate in the superficial to mid‐reticular dermis. BCH is a self‐healing disorder, with the eruptions regressing spontaneously in most cases; therefore no treatment is required. We present a case of BCH in a 7‐month‐old boy who was referred to our department with multiple, asymptomatic, yellow‐red papules located on his face, and we review 55 cases published in the English‐language literature in an effort to better describe and understand this unusual entity.