Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Langerhans cell histiocytosis histiocytosis, Langerhans cell

Body Site

groin diaper area vulva (labia) abdomen

Age

14 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 14 month old girl developed a large infiltrated violaceous plaque extending from her lower abdomen to the groin and upper thighs. She had adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. A punch biopsy obtained from her lower abdomen showed changes typical of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Description

woody indurated violaceous plaque with erosion and hemorrhage

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7/8/2001 21:03:53

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