Abstract

CHIRINO, C. N.; SCWARTZ, R. J.  and  MUSITANI, O. L.. The differential diagnostics of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2007, vol.88, n.2, pp.108-120. ISSN 1851-300X.

The differential diagnostics of Langerhans cell histiocytosis should include the following disorders: erythema toxicum neonatorum, seborrheic dermatitis, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, incontinentia pigmenti, mastocytosis / urticaria pigmentosa, acrodermatitis enteropathica, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, infantile acropustulosis, Rosai- Dorfman disease, xanthoma disseminatum, neonatal pustular melanosis, congenital candidiasis, perinatal listeriosis, perinatal herpes simplex, neonatal varicella. Since the auxiliary methods of lab are not always available, or lab results are sometimes extemporaneous, the physicians often needs to make quick decisions. The epidemiology is useful because it offers the appropriate mark to prioritize the diagnostic in specific cases

Keywords : Epidemiology; Histiocytosis; Langerhans cell.

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