Juvenile xanthogranuloma manifesting in the forehead: A case report.

children head and neck juvenile xanthogranuloma

Journal

Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2024
Historique:
received: 25 02 2024
revised: 16 04 2024
accepted: 01 05 2024
medline: 3 9 2024
pubmed: 3 9 2024
entrez: 3 9 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A 3 -year-old boy presented with a forehead nodular mass, which was excised and confirmed histologically as Juvenile Xanthogranulomma (JXG). It affects children with a predilection for the head and neck region. A relatively rare, benign, histiocytic proliferative cutaneous disorder with a potential for malignancy. A prompt and wide resection is recommended.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39224446
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8912
pii: CCR38912
pmc: PMC11367150
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e8912

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Author(s). Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None.

Auteurs

M L Chindia (ML)

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.

F M A Butt (FMA)

Human Anatomy University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.

M Mung'ania (M)

Gertrudes Children Hospital Nairobi Kenya.

R O Owino (RO)

Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.

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