Primary Papular Xanthoma in an Infant.
- Author:
Hyung Rae LEE
1
;
June Hyunkyung LEE
;
Sook ja SON
;
Tae Young HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Eulji Medical Center, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea. dermahan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infant;
Papular xanthoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arm;
Buttocks;
Histiocytosis;
Humans;
Infant;
Mucous Membrane;
Xanthomatosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(2):163-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papular xanthoma is one of the clinicopathologic variants of normolipemic cutaneous non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is a very rare condition that is characterized by non-confluent, yellowish papules located on the face, trunk and mucous membranes with no internal involvement. It has been predominantly reported in adults but childhood cases were also recently seen. We report a typical case of papular xanthoma in a 14-month-old boy who presented numerous yellow-brown papules on the face, arm and buttock. On histologic findings, it showed typical features of papular xanthoma.
