Authors: | WITOWSKA, JULIA; SEHGAL, RACHEL; BOYD, BRIDGET |
Article Title: | Red papulonodule with central crusting on a neonate's cheek. |
Abstract: | The article presents a case of a newborn boy who was presented with asymptomatic 8-millimeter (mm) red papulonodule with central crusting on his right cheek. His mother's pregnancy was complicated by obesity and maternal type 2 diabetes mellitus. Among his initial differential diagnosis are infantile hemangiomas and infectious disease. He was eventually diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. |
Journal Title: | Contemporary Pediatrics |
Publisher: | Unknown |
Date Published: | 2021 |