Open AccessA translucent yellow-brown papule on the nose
Author(s) -
Keshavmurthy A Adya,
Arun C Inamadar,
Aparna Palit,
Ravindrakumar S Pattar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/jcas.jcas_37_19
Subject(s) - medicine , papule , juvenile , juvenile xanthogranuloma , nose , dermatology , pathology , surgery , lesion , genetics , histiocyte , biology
The adult counterpart of juvenile xanthogranuloma is a relatively uncommon and although benign, the condition is not self-regressing as the juvenile form. Hence, surgical management becomes necessary. Herein we describe the characteristic clinical, dermoscopic and histological features of a solitary xanthogranuloma in a 35 year old male that was effectively managed surgically and present to the readers as a quiz.