Intralymphatic Histiocytosis: A Rare Self-limited Disease.
- Author:
Ounjae PARK
1
;
Tai Kyung NOH
;
Sik HAW
;
Kyoung Ae JANG
;
Chong Hyun WON
;
Sung Eun CHANG
;
Mi Woo LEE
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kee Chan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chwon98@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intralymphatic histiocytosis;
Rheumatoid arthritis
- MeSH:
Arm;
Arthritis;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Female;
Glycosaminoglycans;
Histiocytes;
Histiocytosis;
Humans;
Joints;
Lymphatic Vessels;
Skin Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(6):538-541
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
There have been a small number of recent case reports of patients with erythematous patches around the joints, which histopathologically showed histiocytic aggregations in the dermal vessels. Intralymphatic histiocytosis (ILH) is a rare group of skin diseases that are characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes in a lymphatic vessel lumen, and this is thought to arise as a benign reaction to certain stimuli such as rheumatoid arthritis. The pathogenesis of this intralymphatic proliferation of histiocytes and the reasons they commonly present on the arms are still unknown. We report on a case of ILH with arthritis in a 68-year old female who had no underlying disease, and the ILH presented as irregular erythematous patches on the left antecubital area and these patches demonstrated the distinctive histopathological features of intralymphatic histiocytosis.
