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- Title
Paediatric Erdheim–Chester disease with aggressive skin manifestations.
- Authors
Su, H.‐H.; Wu, W.; Guo, Y.; Chen, H.‐D.; Shan, S.‐J.
- Abstract
Summary: Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD), a type of systemic non‐Langerhans cell histiocytosis, is uncommon and characterized by the accumulation of CD68+CD1a− foamy histiocytes. It is extremely rare in children. The skin lesions of paediatric ECD have not been systemically described before. We report a case of ECD in a 3·5‐year‐old Chinese boy. The patient presented with generalized skin and bone involvement of 3 years’ duration. Marked generalized annular maculopapular lesions with central atrophy were seen. These differed from previously reported adult xanthoma‐like papules or periorbital xanthelasma‐like lesions. Computed tomography revealed diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and generalized skeletal involvement, including osteolysis and osteosclerosis. The presence of CD68+CD1a− histiocytes allowed the diagnosis of ECD. According to our review of the literature, this is the paediatric case of ECD with the youngest age of onset. The generalized skin involvement made our case unique in comparison with those previously reported.
- Subjects
ERDHEIM-Chester disease; SKIN diseases; JUVENILE diseases; PULMONARY fibrosis; LANGERHANS-cell histiocytosis; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2018, Vol 178, Issue 1, p261
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjd.15306