Published in:
01-04-2018 | Scientific Letter
Congenital Self Healing Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Authors:
Sunil Gothwal, Anand Kumar Gupta, Ramesh Choudhary
Published in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 4/2018
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Congenital self-healing langerhans cell histiocytosis (CSH-LCH) is a rare form of LCH, characterized by asymptomatic cutaneous papulonodular lesions. These may present at birth or neonatal period and resolve spontaneously [
1]
. CSH-LCH was first reported by Hashimoto and Pritzker in 1973 [
2]. Here, we report a newborn, who presented with papular skin lesions, diagnosed as congenital LCH. Baby was treated conservatively and followed upto 1 y without any relapse. …