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    J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006 Mar;4(3):236-8.

    [Progressive nodular histiocytosis--rare variant of cutaneous non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis].

    [Article in German]

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    Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Germany.

    Abstract

    Progressive nodular histiocytosis is an extremely rare skin disease is clinically characterized by the coincidence of two distinct lesions, namely, superficial xanthomatous papules up to 5 mm and deep nodules and tumors 1-3 cm. Histologically the nodules represent spindle cell xanthogranulomas. We report a 24-year-old women with these findings. The distinction from other non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses, in particular multiple juvenile xanthogranulomas, which may be more likely to show spontaneous remission, is somewhat unclear; patients with progressive nodular histiocytosis usually follow a serious and disfiguring clinical course.

    PMID:
    16626320
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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