Korean J Dermatol.
2012 Feb;50(2):163-166.
Primary Papular Xanthoma in an Infant
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Eulji Medical Center, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea. dermahan@gmail.com
Abstract
- Papular xanthoma is one of the clinicopathologic variants of normolipemic cutaneous non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is a very rare condition that is characterized by non-confluent, yellowish papules located on the face, trunk and mucous membranes with no internal involvement. It has been predominantly reported in adults but childhood cases were also recently seen. We report a typical case of papular xanthoma in a 14-month-old boy who presented numerous yellow-brown papules on the face, arm and buttock. On histologic findings, it showed typical features of papular xanthoma.
