Spontaneous Resolution Of Histiocytosis X; Report Of A Case
Archives of Dermatology 96: Nov 1967; 532-535
View Original Source →Abstract
A case of histiocytosis X with spontaneous remission is described. The patient presented is an infant of six months, with cutaneous and bony lesions. No specific treatment was given, but the child was free of signs and symptoms two years later. The histological findings of eosinophils and fibrosis are probably of good prognostic import.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
6-month-old female infant, firstborn child, normal weight and development for her age
Clinical Characteristics
Scaling follicular papular rash on the back and the occipital area of the scalp, slight swelling in the left parietal bone, hemoglobin, 10.5 gm/100 ml; hematocrit, 32%; white blood cells (wbc), 7,000/mm3 with a normal differential count; platelets, 246,000/mm3; erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 48 mm after one hour (westergren); urinalysis protein, + +, small amount of pus; urine culture yielded bacillus proteus
Remission Characteristics
Free of signs and symptoms two years later, skin eruption had completely disappeared leaving some slight depressed scars at the site of the lesions, bony lesions had completely cleared up
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Ampicillin for urinary infection
Non-Clinical Treatment
No specific treatment for histiocytosis x
Additional Notes
The histological findings of eosinophils and fibrosis are probably of good prognostic import