A case of langerhans cell histiocytosis mimicking child abuse

Başer Ş., Kaman A., Zaimoğlu I., GAYRETLİ AYDIN Z. G., AYDIN TEKE T., Kaygusuz U., ...Daha Fazla

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.58, sa.6, ss.675-678, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2016.06.017
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.675-678
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Child abuse, Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare non-malignant disease with clinical heterogeneity. The disease may present with various clinical findings and may imitate many other conditions. In this report we describe a 34-month-old girl who presented with chronic otitis and otorrhea, skull fracture, rash, vulvar edema, erythema and erosion in labia majors which initially suggested child abuse but the patient was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.