Extensive nail changes in a toddler with multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Vimal Kumar; Dhanalakshmi Angappan; Julius Scott; Deenadayalan Munirathnam; Mukul Vij; Naresh Shanmugam

doi:10.1111/pde.13310

Extensive nail changes in a toddler with multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Pediatr Dermatol. 2017 Nov;34(6):732-734. doi: 10.1111/pde.13310. Epub 2017 Oct 17.

Authors

Vimal Kumar¹, Dhanalakshmi Angappan², Julius Scott¹, Deenadayalan Munirathnam¹, Mukul Vij³, Naresh Shanmugam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, India.
² Department of Pediatric Hepatology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, India.
³ Department of Histopathology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, India.

PMID: 29044633
DOI: 10.1111/pde.13310

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a multisystem disorder involving various organs. Nail changes in LCH are extremely rare. We present this case report of extensive nail changes in an 18-month-old child with multisystem LCH.

Keywords: langerhans cell histiocytosis; nail.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / complications*
Humans
Infant
Nail Diseases / diagnosis
Nail Diseases / etiology*
Nails / pathology*