Generalized eruptive histiocytosis: A case report

A case of generalized eruptive histiocytosis.

Histiocytoses are a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized by the accumulation of reactive or neoplastic histiocytes in various tissues. Generalized eruptive histiocytosis belongs to cutaneous non-Langerhans' cell histiocytoses and is a rare, generalized, self-healing disorder that usually follows a benign clinical course. Herein, we report a case of generalized eruptive histiocytosis i...

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis in an infant.

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis in a patient with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

An 80-year-old man visited our department with asymptomatic skin lesions that had appeared 2 months earlier. The patient stated that he was not receiving any regular treatments and had not been administered new drugs; he reported no fever or other symptoms and did not recall having been bitten or stung. Physical examination revealed erythematous papules on the upper part of the torso; the papul...

Generalized Eruptive Histiocytosis in a Patient with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

An 80-year-old man visited our department with asymptomatic skin lesions that had appeared 2 months earlier. The patient stated that he was not receiving any regular treatments and had not been administered new drugs; he reported no fever or other symptoms and did not recall having been bitten or stung. Physical examination revealed erythematous papules on the upper part of the torso; the papul...

Indeterminate cell histiocytosis: a case report

Indeterminate cell histiocytosis is a very rare proliferative disorderof histiocytes which displays both langerhans cell histiocytosisand non langerhans cell histiocytosis immunophenotypic features.The majority of the patients develop multiple lesions which areclinically indistinguishable from generalized eruptive histiocytosis.We report a 14-year-old girl with multiple papules on the face,scal...

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis presenting with warty lesions on face.

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis is a benign proliferative disorder of non-Langerhans cells. It is a very rare disease. The disease presents with soft to firm fleshy papules on face, neck and upper trunk. Biopsy is often needed to make the diagnosis because of its rarity and diverse presentation. There is tendency for the disease to regress spontaneously without treatment. Treatment, if any n...