Eosinophilic granuloma of the skin: response to intralesional corticosteroid injection
Myers, E.; Shea, C.R.; Krausz, T.; Petronic-Rosic, V.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 6(3): 329-332
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 17373196 Document Number: 12419
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a histiocytic disorder in which the Langerhans cell is arrested in a premature, partially active state. The disease comprises a spectrum of disorders, the most benign of which is a single-system unifocal disease. Lesions in single-system LCH are typically limited to the bone. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with a single-system disease limited to the skin, who was successfully treated with intralesional triamcinolone. This minimally invasive treatment method warrants further studies of intralesional corticosteroid injection for skin lesions of LCH.
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