Benign cephalic histiocytosis progressing into juvenile xanthogranuloma: A non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis transforming under the influence of a virus?

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-74

  Rodriguez Jurado, Rodolfo ^a   Duran McKinster, Carola ^a   Ruiz Maldonado, Ramon ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Benign cephalic histiocytosis; Juvenile xanthogranuloma; Non Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGERHANS CELL; PAPULE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; XANTHOGRANULOMA;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; SKIN; XANTHOGRANULOMA, JUVENILE;

EID: 0033964395     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200002000-00014     Document Type: Article

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