Korean J Dermatol.
1997 Aug;35(4):786-789.
A Case of Xanthogranuloma in an Adult
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Chosun University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- Clinically adult-onset xanthogranuloma is somewhat different to that of juvenile xanthogranuloma. There seems to be no definitive sites of predilection and concomitant extracutaneous lesions, and spontaneous resolution does not occur in the adult form. The lesions of the adult form are usually asymmetric or solitary. We describe an adult with a solitary xanthogranuloma on the left shoulder. Histological findings of this case show minor differences from juvenile xanthogranuloma but immunohistochemical findings were very similar to those of juvenile xanthogranuloma.
