Benign cephalic histiocytosis

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2013 Oct;4(4):300-1. doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.120646.

Abstract

A one and a half year old girl born of a non-consanguineous marriage presented with multiple asymptomatic erythematous to hyperpigmented and skin colored papules on both cheeks slowly increasing in number of 1 year duration. On the basis of clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemistry findings, a diagnosis of benign cephalic histiocytosis was made.

Keywords: Benign cephalic histiocytosis; immunohistochemistry; non-Langerhan's cell histiocytosis.

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