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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 4;193(1):E23.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.201151.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 5-month-old baby

Neil Chanchlani  1 , Simon C Parke  2 , James W Hart  2
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 5-month-old baby

Neil Chanchlani et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Neil Chanchlani receives funding from Crohn’s and Colitis UK through a clinical research fellowship. He is an associate editor of CMAJ, but not involved in the review or decision to accept this manuscript for publication. No other competing interests were declared.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Photographs of a 5-month-old boy showing petechiae, confluent erythema, crusted papules and hyperemia in the skin creases involving the ears (A), neck (B), axilla (C) and groin (D). Vesicles and ulcers in the ear and groin creases, and areas of maceration in the neck, axilla and groin are seen.
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