Open AccessReflectance confocal microscopy for the noninvasive diagnosis of cutaneous juvenile xanthogranuloma
Author(s) -
Pimenta R.,
LealFilipe P.,
Oliveira A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
skin research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.521
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1600-0846
pISSN - 0909-752X
DOI - 10.1111/srt.12616
Subject(s) - juvenile xanthogranuloma , confocal microscopy , differential diagnosis , histiocytosis , pathology , dermatology , confocal , medicine , juvenile , nevus , biology , melanoma , disease , optics , physics , genetics , cancer research , histiocyte , microbiology and biotechnology
Juvenile xanthogranuloma is the most common type of non‐Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It appears primarily in infancy, where its differential diagnosis includes Spitz nevus, dermal nevus and molluscum contagiosum. We report the case of a 2‐year‐old boy with juvenile xanthogranuloma, as diagnosed using real‐time, in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy.