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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar-Apr;92(2):294-295.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176216.

Multiple adult-onset xanthogranuloma, an uncommon diagnosis

Bárbara Roque Ferreira  1 , José Carlos Cardoso  1 , José Pedro Reis  1 , Óscar Tellechea  1   2
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Case Reports

Multiple adult-onset xanthogranuloma, an uncommon diagnosis

Bárbara Roque Ferreira et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Mar-Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Adult multiple xanthogranuloma. A. Detail of papule-nodular, brown and erythematous-violaceous lesions, asymptomatic, in the right arm. B. Detail of lesions on the right thigh
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology - hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification 400x. Infiltration of the entire thickness of the dermis by histiocytes with foamy cytoplasm, accompanied by multinucleated Touton giant cells
Figure 3
Figure 3
Immunohistochemistry - original magnification 100x. A: CD68 positive. B: S100 protein negative. C: CD1a negative
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