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Reflectance confocal microscopy for the noninvasive diagnosis of cutaneous juvenile xanthogranuloma

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Juvenile xanthogranuloma is the most common type of non‐Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It appears primarily in infancy, where its differential diagnosis includes Spitz nevus, dermal nevus and molluscum contagiosum. We report… Click to show full abstract

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is the most common type of non‐Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It appears primarily in infancy, where its differential diagnosis includes Spitz nevus, dermal nevus and molluscum contagiosum. We report the case of a 2‐year‐old boy with juvenile xanthogranuloma, as diagnosed using real‐time, in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy.

Keywords: juvenile xanthogranuloma; reflectance confocal; confocal microscopy; microscopy

Journal Title: Skin Research and Technology
Year Published: 2019

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