Juvenile xanthogranuloma(JXG) is the variant of non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. The orange-yellow background coloration with clouds of paler yellow deposits is the most characteristic dermoscopic finding of JXG. Other dermoscopic features include erythematous border, subtle pigment network and white linear streak. The objective of this study was to present the structural correlation between...

Solitary juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) in the spinal column is extremely rare. Here, we report and characterize the case of xanthogranuloma of the upper cervical spine. A 18-year-old male presented with neck pain for 3 months, along with progressive quadriparesis and sensory loss of 2 months duration with urinary retention. Motor examination revealed spastic quadriparesis with power of 2/5 in ...

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is an uncommon histiocytic cutaneous lesion. It is a type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis(WHO Class IIb). The mean age of onset is 2 years of age. The adult form of JXG is relatively rare. The most common affectedarea is the face or the scalp and most of the lesions are less than 5 mm in diameter. This lesion tends to show a self-limited course over several m...

BACKGROUND Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a rare chronic disorder characterized by firm yellow to red-orange nodules and plaques affecting the face, abdomen, and extremities with the potential for systemic involvement. NXG has a close association with monoclonal gammopathies, and there is a predilection for the development of multiple myeloma. Treatment options are varied due to inconsist...

Vol. 28, No. 6, 2016 783 Received August 25, 2015, Revised October 16, 2015, Accepted for publication November 5, 2015 Corresponding author: Kyung Ho Lee, Department of Dermatology, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 327 Sosa-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 14647, Korea. Tel: 82-32-340-2115, Fax: 82-32-340-2118, E-mail: [email protected] This is an O...

41 year old female patient was admitted to our clinic with papules all over her body. Lesions started 3 years ago on her face and they remained stabile until having a traffic accident 1 year ago. After accident and subsequently operation, the lesions began spreading on whole body. In her personal history, there were a surgical operation because of the accident and concurrently diagnosis of diab...

BACKGROUND Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign idiopathic cutaneous granulomatous tumor occurring primarily in infants less than 1 year old, and less commonly found in older children and adults. To date, however, there have been no reports of patients aged >50 years with cornealscleral JXG without limbal involvement. We describe here a 58-year-old woman with subconjunctival JXG without l...

Multiple adult xanthogranuloma (MAXG) is an uncommon form of xanthogranuloma. The clinical manifestation MAXG relatively rare, but it has characteristic histopathological and immunohistochemical features. mainly associated with cutaneous damage, extracutaneous manifestations such as cervical spine, intracardiac, periocular lesions have rarely been reported. In patients systemic association, cli...

PURPOSE To demonstrate the efficacy of local corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of eyelid and orbital xanthogranuloma in adults. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of six patients receiving local triamcinolone acetonide (40 mg/mL) injections for the treatment of eyelid and orbital xanthogranuloma at the University of Michigan. All patients underwent diagnostic biopsy prio...

Report of a Case. A 39-year-old man came to our department with a painless limbal mass on his right eye that had enlarged during 3 months. His visual acuity was 20/40 OU and on slitlamp examination, a yellowish, well-circumscribed, vascularized, round nodule was evident at the 6-o’clock position of the right limbus, measuring 6 mm in diameter. The visual axis was clear, and on gonioscopy, neith...