Korean J Dermatol.  2003 Apr;41(4):479-483.

A Case of Deep Juvenile Xanthogranuloma

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. dr-rjh@hanmail.net

Abstract

Juvenile xanthogranuloma(JXG) is a disorder of histiocytes usually associated with cutaneous lesions. JXG developing in soft tissue is rare and receives little attention. Therefore deeply located JXG may present a diagnostic difficulty in the absence of cutaneous lesions. Clinically, deep JXG seems to occur as solitary lesions on the trunk rather than on the head and neck region and tends to be composed of a monotonous population of histiocytic cells, with rare, if any, foamy macrophages or Touton-type multinucleated giant cells. We report an unusual case of JXG in a 4-month-old male infant who had a deep-seated mass located on the subcutaneous and muscle layer of the left forearm.

Keyword

Deep; Juvenile xanthogranuloma

MeSH Terms

Forearm
Giant Cells
Head
Histiocytes
Humans
Infant
Macrophages
Male
Neck
Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile*
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