Juvenile Xanthogranuloma

Authors

  • L. Lama Consultant dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital
  • B.M.M.K. Kayastha Prof. and Chief Consultant dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital.
  • R. Tripathi Resident; Department of Dermatology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital.

Keywords:

Histiocytoses, Non-Langerhans cells, Juvenile xanthogranuloma

Abstract

The histiocytoses are a heterogenous group of diseases that are characterized by the accumulation of reactive or neoplastic histiocytes in various tissues. Juvenile Xanthogranuloma is a member of the non-Langerhans cell group of histiocytic proliferative disorders. This present case report describes a juvenile xanthogranuloma in a twenty-month old male baby.

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, Vol.14(1) 2016, pp.56-58

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Published

2016-09-28

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Reports

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How to Cite

Lama, L., Kayastha, B., & Tripathi, R. (2016). Juvenile Xanthogranuloma. Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 14(1), 56-58. https://doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v14i1.15840