Benign cephalic histiocytosis
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See also: Neonatal cephalic pustulosis
Benign cephalic histiocytosis (BCH) is a non-Langerhan's histiocytosis that is uncommon and self-limiting, usually beginning towards the end of the first year of life.[2] Gianotti et al. originally described it in 1971.[3] Initially affecting the head and neck, this condition is characterized by several small eruptions of yellow to reddish-brow papules that heal on their own.[4] Histological investigations have demonstrated that this disorder is associated with dermal proliferation of histiocytes, characterized by intracytoplasmic comma-shaped bodies, covered vesicles, and desmosome-like structure.[3]
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Benign cephalic histiocytosis | |
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Other names | Histiocytosis with intracytoplasmic worm-like bodies[1] |
Specialty | Hematology |
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