Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2021 Feb;64(2):114-118. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2019.00787.
Epistaxis as an Initial Manifestation of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
- 2Departments of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
- KMID: 2513098
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2019.00787
Abstract
- Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare benign histiocytic tumor, which was first described by Adamson in 1905. JXG typically presents as solitary or multiple yellow-brown skin nodules in infants, most often on the head, neck or upper trunk. Extracutaneous forms are rare and there are only several cases reported in the nasal cavity up to date. Previous cases were presented with the mass effect such as nasal obstruction. We recently experienced a pediatric patient with epistaxis and the nasal endoscopy suggested pyogenic granuloma. However, biopsy of the mass revealed JXG. Herein, we report a case of disseminated juvenile xanthoma misdiagnosed as pyogenic granuloma.
