Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report and Literature Review of an Underdiagnosed Benign Entity

Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report and Literature Review of an Underdiagnosed Benign Entity

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Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is an uncommon non-Langerhans cell histiocytic lesion that usually occurs at an early age and is asymptomatic.It is Aluminum Crutches usually a self-limiting disorder, and predilection sites are the head and neck, extremities, and trunk.We report a 3-year-old male child who presented to the hospital with asymptomatic swelling in the right upper eyelid region.Excision biopsy was done, and histopathology along with Ski de fond - Enfant - Skis - Skate immunohistochemistry was reported as JXG.

It is essential to differentiate this condition from childhood malignancy.