
Disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 3-year old boy - report of a rare case
Abstract
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign self-healing non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis of unknown aetiology, commonly occurring in infants and children. JXG is characterized by the development of either solitary or multiple yellowish cutaneous papules or nodules. We describe a case of disseminated cutaneous type juvenile xanthogranuloma presenting in 3 year old boy.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljd.v11i1.236 | Journal eISSN: 1391-2771
Language: English
Page range: 32 - 32
Published on: Dec 1, 2007
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2007 J K K Seneviratne, S Weeraman, K L P D Seneviwickrama, A N R Amerasinghe, published by Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
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