Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile, Café Au Lait Spot - DermAtlas

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Ben Barankin, MD

Diagnosis

xanthogranuloma, juvenile café au lait spot

Body Site

back

Age

6 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

yellow orange

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 6-month-old boy had an asymptomatic yellowish-orange 8 mm round nodule on the right upper back. He was well with normal growth and development. Note the café au lait spot on the lower back. Occasionally xanthogranulomas may be associated with increased numbers of café au lait spots and rarely chronic myelogenous leukemia. Other rare associations have been reported. Infants probably deserve an eye examination to exclude xanthogranulomas that may involve the irides or other ocular structures.

Description

6 mo. old boy born with yellow-orange 8mm papule on R scapula. Lesion appears to be asymptomatic and is not changing in size or quality. No other medical problems.

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3/6/2003 21:18:07

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