Peculiar Distribution of Tumorous Xanthomas in an Adult Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease Complicated by Atopic Dermatitis

Peculiar Distribution of Tumorous Xanthomas in an Adult Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease Complicated by Atopic Dermatitis

Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis with multiple organ involvement. Approximately 20% of patients have xanthoma-like lesions, usually on the eyelids. We report a case of Erdheim-Chester disease in a 32-year-old male who showed peculiar xanthomatous skin lesions an...

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Main Authors: Yukako Murakami, Mari Wataya-Kaneda, Mika Terao, Hiroaki Azukizawa, Hiroyuki Murota, Yukiko Nakata, Ichiro Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Erdheim-Chester disease
Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
Xanthoma
Atopic dermatitis
Macrophage
CD68
CD163
Thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine
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