Benign cephalic histiocytosis

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Benign cephalic histiocytosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 D76.3 (ILDS D76.320)

Benign cephalic histiocytosis (also known as "Histiocytosis with intracytoplasmic worm-like bodies",[1] and not to be confused with "Neonatal cephalic pustulosis") is a rare cutaneous condition affecting boys and girls equally, characterized by skin lesions that initially present on the head in all cases, often the cheeks, eyelids, forehead, and ears.[2]:717

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  2. ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0. 
Histiocytosis (D76.0, 277.89)
WHO-I/Langerhans cell histiocytosis/
X-type histiocytosis
WHO-II/non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis/
Non-X histiocytosis
WHO-III/malignant histiocytosis
Ungrouped

M: MYL

cell/phys (coag, heme, immu, gran), csfs

rbmg/mogr/tumr/hist, sysi/epon, btst

drug (B1/2/3+5+6), btst, trns


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