A Case of papular Xanthoma in an Infant.
- Author:
Seung Lee SEOI
1
;
Yoo Won CHOI
;
Yeon Soon LIM
;
Hae Young CHOI
;
Ki Bum MYUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans Univrsity, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Inant;
Papular xantnoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cicatrix;
Dermis;
Factor XIIIa;
Giant Cells;
Humans;
Infant*;
Xanthomatosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(6):1230-1233
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papular xanthoma is a persistent normolipemic, nonconfluent, eruptive xanthomatosis located on the face, trunk and rnucous m,mbranes with no internal involvement, which exclusively occurs in adults. Histologically there is an infiltration of foamy histiocyte-like cells and a few Touton giant cells in the upper dermis and middermis without inflammatovy cells or a pure histiocytic component. Papular xanthomas in the childhood age group were recently described and characterized by their self-healing course, leaving, anetoderma-like scars. We report a case of papylar xanthoma in a 21-month-old infant with typical clinical, histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings. The positive immunohistochemical staining with factor XIIIa confirms that papular xanthorna is included in the group of dermal dendrocytic disorder.
