Benign cephalic histiocytosis: case report and review of the literature.
Τίτλος | Benign cephalic histiocytosis: case report and review of the literature. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Patsatsi, A., Kyriakou A., & Sotiriadis D. |
Journal | Pediatr Dermatol |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 547-50 |
Date Published | 2014 Sep-Oct |
ISSN | 1525-1470 |
Λέξεις κλειδιά | Biopsy, Diagnosis, Differential, Face, Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell, Humans, Infant, Male |
Abstract | 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. |
DOI | 10.1111/pde.12135 |
Alternate Journal | Pediatr Dermatol |
PubMed ID | 23551579 |