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Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a form of histiocytosis, classified as non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. [1] [2] It is a rare skin disorder that primarily affects children under one year of age but can also be found in older children and adults. [3] It was first described in 1905 by Adamson. [4]
Touton giant cells are also referred to as xanthelasmatic cells due to the fact they are found in lesions associated with xanthomas which are skin growths with yellow, lipid filled deposits. Touton giant cells are often frequently observed in granulomatous inflammation, which is a type of inflammation caused by the clustering of immune cells ...
The Histiocyte Society, a nonprofit organization, is a group of more than 200 physicians and scientists from around the world committed to improving the lives of patients with histiocytic disorders by conducting clinical and laboratory research into the causes and treatment of this disease. The Society has instituted several clinical trials and ...
Non-X histiocytoses are a clinically well-defined group of cutaneous syndromes characterized by infiltrates of monocytes/macrophages, as opposed to X-type histiocytoses in which the infiltrates contain Langerhans cells.
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Progressive nodular histiocytosis is a cutaneous condition clinically characterized by the development of two types of skin lesions: superficial papules and deeper larger subcutaneous nodules. [ 1 ] : 718 Progressive nodular histiocytosis was first reported in 1978 by Taunton et al. [ 2 ] It is a subclass of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis ...
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