ALLMedicine™ Juvenile Xanthogranuloma Center

Apr 19th, 2022 - There are several activated forms of macrophages: 2 main groups are designated M1 and M2. While M1 macrophages have proinflammatory, bactericidal, and phagocytic functions and are the dominant phenotype observed in the early stages of inflammation...

Apr 9th, 2022 - Juvenile xanthogranuloma, a form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis can be defined as the proliferation of cells with macrophage like characteristics. It has been described as a benign, asymptomatic and common self-healing disorder of non-Langer...

Apr 5th, 2022 - Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is the most common type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis whose cell of origin, etiology and pathogenesis are not fully understood. We aimed to provide an update on histopathologic and immunophenotypic profile of ...

Mar 23rd, 2022 - Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a group C and L non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and its cell of origin is still debatable. The expression of CD11c, a more recently described macrophage marker, and CD4 have not been studied comprehensively. This stu...

Mar 20th, 2022 - Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytic process that appears primarily in children and is described as a benign lesion. Although they typically present as a cutaneous lesion, it can also present in other areas includi...

Sep 2nd, 2021 - Histiocytic disorders are diseases caused by misfunctioning or buildup of particular immune cells called histiocytes. Many histiocytic disorders (LCH, juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), and Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD)) ...

Mar 9th, 2021 - Histiocytoses are rare diseases caused by an excess of cells called Histiocytes, which can infiltrate the skin, bones, lungs, liver, spleen and the central nervous system. These disorders can range from localized involvement that resolves spontane...

Feb 11th, 2021 - The characteristic orange-yellow color is the tip-off to the diagnosis of juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). It manifests as asymptomatic solitary or scattered papules or nodules, congenitally, or most commonly during the first year of life.

Nov 11th, 2019 - The Diagnosis: Congenital Self-healing Reticulohistiocytosis Biopsy of a representative lesion from this patient was consistent with congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis, as shown in the Figure. Characteristic Langerhans cells were presen.

Aug 6th, 2019 - The Diagnosis: Juvenile Xanthogranuloma Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) was first described in 1905 by Adamson1 as solitary or multiple plaquiform or nodular lesions that are yellow to yellowish brown. In 1954, Helwig and Hackney2 coined the term j.

Apr 21st, 2017 - BY JEREMY UDKOFF AND CATALINA MATIZ, MD Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG), a non–Langerhans cell histiocytosis, is a common pediatric tumor that most commonly presents either at birth, in infants, or in young children – with the majority of cases occ.