Diffuse cutaneous histiocytosis

Authors

  • Pamela Figueroa Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Clara de Diego Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Corina Busso Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Raúl Valdez Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Javier Anaya Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

non Langerhans cell histiocytosis, reticulohistiocytosis, diffuse cutaneous reticulohistiocytosis

Abstract

Reticulohistiocytosis is a group of rare diseases of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes of the non-Langerhans cells type in different tissues, the skin is one of the most affected. So far three clinical forms have been described: solitary cutaneous reticulohistiocytoma, multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, and diffuse cutaneous reticulohistiocytosis. Regarding the last subgroup, only fifteen cases have been reported to date.
We present the case of a 63-year-old man with a diagnosis of diffuse cutaneous reticulohistiocytosis.

Author Biographies

  • Pamela Figueroa, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Resident Physician, Dermatology Service

  • María Clara de Diego, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Staff Physician, Dermatology Service

  • Corina Busso, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Head of the Dermatology Service

  • Raúl Valdez, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Staff Physician of the Dermatology Service and Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Austral University

  • Javier Anaya, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Pathologist

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Published

2019-06-20

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