conclusions juvenile xanthogranuloma is a cutaneous fibrohistiocytic lesion, which is rarely reported on palms. it is recommended to excise any soft tissue masses in children due to their possible association with malignancy. introduction juvenile xanthogranuloma (jxg) is a non-langerhans-cell histiocytosis, a group of histiocytic proliferative disorders, seen throughout the first two decades o...

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is the most common form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It manifests clinically as a red-yellow papule, usually showing spontaneous remission. The diagnosis is based on clinical and histological findings. We report the use of dermoscopy (“setting sun” pattern) as an adjuvant tool in the diagnosis of juvenile xanthogranuloma in a female patient presenting with a 2-...

© 2017 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow A 35‐year‐old woman presented with a new dark papule that had arose within a previously stable tan plaque on her right thigh. There was no history of itching or bleeding from the lesion. Her past medical and family history were unremarkable. On examination, there was a 1.1 cm sharply demarcated tan plaque on the righ...

Previously published Photo Quizzes are now featured in a mobile app. Get more information at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/apps. A 42-year-old man with a history of basal cell carcinoma on his scalp (five years earlier) presented for an annual examination. He reported inconsistent sunscreen use and did not have any new or concerning lesions. He did have a papule on his upper lip that had not changed...

Method We use aurothion dilutions of 1: 1, 1: 3, 1: 5, and 1: 10, and, for purposes of control, the same dilutions of 65 per cent. sodium thiosulphate solution.* With a die in the shape of a thin circle with an interior diameter of 5 mm., eight circles are stamped on the skin of one shoulder, four in an upper and four in a lower row, for the aurothion and the sodium thiosulphate, respectively. ...