| Literature DB >> 18376291 |
Ulla Sankilampi1, Sari Huikko-Tarvainen, Vesa Kärjä, Elina Pirinen, Anita Naukkarinen, Antero Hollmén.
Abstract
Congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition with great diversity. A case of congenital skin-only LCH presenting as a "blueberry muffin baby" with a spontaneous regression by the age of 8 months is reported here. New insights into clinical manifestations and prognosis, which is not uniformly positive, are discussed. A thorough examination and a careful follow-up should be provided to these patients. Systemic therapy is warranted in multi-system disease; no consensus on treatment exists in case of LCH isolated to skin. The diagnosis of congenital self-healing LCH should be made only retrospectively.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18376291 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318161a9cb
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ISSN: 1077-4114 Impact factor: 1.289