Juvenile xanthogranuloma is an infrequent, benign, normolipemic, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which primarily affects young children. Clinically, it is characterized by the appearance of one or several brownish-yellow papulonodular lesions on the upper body, especially on the head and neck. Xanthogranulomas are less frequent in adults, and generally present as solitary lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Solar urticaria is an infrequent disorder, but is probably underdiagnosed. It is characterized by the sudden appearance of weals in areas that are not usually photoexposed after exposure to the sun or to artificial sources of visible or ultraviolet light. Few cases have been published in literature, so the information available about this disorder and its natural evolution is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The choice of treatment in cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) depends on the clinical stage of the disease and the patient's general condition. To date, there is no curative treatment for this disease, and the objective is to control the symptoms and prevent the disease from progressing. Bexarotene is an X receptor-specific retinoid with anti-tumor activity.
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