Catalog

Benign cephalic histiocytosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Benign cephalic histiocytosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/339468256

Benign cephalic histiocytosis is a rare, self-limiting class IIa (non-Langerhans cell) histiocytosis that typically starts in early childhood with the development of asymptomatic erythematous papules, nodules and macules on the cheeks, forehead, earlobes and neck. With time they turn reddish-brown before gradually resolving. and may spread onto the trunk, upper limbs and rarely the buttocks. Mucous membrane involvement has not been described.