Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting with hypopigmented macules
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congenital self healing cutaneous langerhans cell histiocytosis with multiple hypopigmented macules after recovery in a neonate
langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) is the most common type of childhood histiocytic disorder with an incidence of 0.2 to 1 per 100,000 children under the age of 15 years (1). the clinical picture of lch varies from single system (s-s)bone or skin disease to multi-system disease (m-s) (2). we report a neonate with disseminated papulonodular eruption containing mononuclear cd1a and s100 positive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.45128