Multifocal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Unique Presentation of Eosinophilic Granuloma with Intracranial Extension, Massive Lymphadenopathy, and Epstein-Barr Viral Infection in an Adolescent Female

Multifocal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Unique Presentation of Eosinophilic Granuloma with Intracranial Extension, Massive Lymphadenopathy, and Epstein-Barr Viral Infection in an Adolescent Female

We report the case of an otherwise healthy 17-year-old female who presented for surgical removal of an enlarging “atypical cyst” on her scalp. During subtotal excision, only friable serosanguinous translucent ribbons of tissue were found. A histopathologic diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis...

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Main Authors: Kent Wade Foster, Shamika Kayo Robinson, Eleanor Tung-Hahn, George Gibbons, Carl Wayne Cruse, Kumaran Mudaliar, Rebecca Tung, Wendy Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
eosinophilic granuloma
intracranial extension
lymphadenopathy
epstein-barr virus
multifocal langerhans cell histiocytosis
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