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Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma
A 3-month-old female patient with a giant ulcerated nodule over the back since birth was diagnosed as congenital giant juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) based on clinical and histopathological examination. Congenital giant JXG with ulceration at birth is a rare presentation of JXG and commonly misdiagn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160515 |
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description | A 3-month-old female patient with a giant ulcerated nodule over the back since birth was diagnosed as congenital giant juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) based on clinical and histopathological examination. Congenital giant JXG with ulceration at birth is a rare presentation of JXG and commonly misdiagnosed. This case emphasizes the importance of being aware of the myriad presentations of JXG in order to make a correct diagnosis and avoid unnecessary investigations or treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-45335612015-08-18 Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma Ng, Su Yuen Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Case Report A 3-month-old female patient with a giant ulcerated nodule over the back since birth was diagnosed as congenital giant juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) based on clinical and histopathological examination. Congenital giant JXG with ulceration at birth is a rare presentation of JXG and commonly misdiagnosed. This case emphasizes the importance of being aware of the myriad presentations of JXG in order to make a correct diagnosis and avoid unnecessary investigations or treatment. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4533561/ /pubmed/26288431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160515 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | E-IJD Case Report Ng, Su Yuen Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title | Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title_full | Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title_fullStr | Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title_full_unstemmed | Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title_short | Solitary Ulcerated Congenital Giant Juvenile Xanthogranuloma |
title_sort | solitary ulcerated congenital giant juvenile xanthogranuloma |
topic | E-IJD Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160515 |
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