A Subcutaneous Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in a 4-Year-Old Girl Who Presented with a Lower Eyelid Mass

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a relatively uncommon, benign, histiocytic proliferative cutaneous disorder that typically affects children, with the head and neck being the most common sites. The present case report describes an isolated subcutaneous JXG in a 4-year-old girl who presented with a...

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Autores principales: Saifaldein, Amjad A., Almahmoudi, Faeeqah H., Babgi, Rafaa I., Alsammahi, Alaa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000500224
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Sumario:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a relatively uncommon, benign, histiocytic proliferative cutaneous disorder that typically affects children, with the head and neck being the most common sites. The present case report describes an isolated subcutaneous JXG in a 4-year-old girl who presented with a circumscribed oval mass located in the lower eyelid of the right eye. This lesion was histologically diagnosed as JXG after a surgical resection of the mass.

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