Bilateral juvenile xanthogranuloma of the buttocks - An unusual location: Case report

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG xanthogranulomas (JXGs) are asymptomatic; benign; self papules and nodules composed of histiocytic cells. Most common site of occurrence is skin of the head and neck region and trunk but occurrence at rare sites iris of the eye, anterior abdominal wall and tibia had been reported in literature. common form of non–Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Approximately 35% of cases of juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) occur at birth, with as many as 71% of cases occurring in the first year. The mean age at presentation is 22 months. Most JXGs resolve by age 5 years. Despite the term juvenile in the disease name, 10% of cases manifest in adulthood. Most of the lesions are s xanthogranuloma is a histiocytic inflammatory disorder capable of presenting as different histological patterns. The classic form consists of sheets of foamy histiocytes and numerous multinucleated Touton-type giant cells containing no to of large juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) in a 7 year old child involving an unusual location and bilateral involvement of both the buttocks.