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Congenital Self-Healing Reticulohistiocytosis (Hashimoto–Pritzker Syndrome) Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (2014) xxx, xxx–xxx King Saud University Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery www.ksu.edu.sa www.jdds.org www.sciencedirect.com CASE REPORT Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis (Hashimoto–Pritzker syndrome) Ali M. Al Ameer *, Abdullah Al Salman, Yosif Al Marzoq, Abdulmohsin Al Hajri, Ibraheem Al Omran, Salha Al Dossari, Mariam Imran Department of Dermatology, King Fahad Hofuf Hospital, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia Received 21 May 2013; revised 3 January 2014; accepted 18 March 2014 KEYWORDS Abstract A case of congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis in an otherwise healthy newborn Congenital; boy is presented. Erythematous papules covered by scales on the groin and single nodule on the left Reticulohistiocytosis; side of the forehead, which disappeared spontaneously within four months. Clinical features, histo- Erythematous papules; logical and immunohistochemical findings are described. Up to our knowledge this is the first case Scales; described in Saudi Arabia. Nodule; ª 2014 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. Immunohistochemical 1. Case report Liver-spleen scan and bone marrow biopsy were done without any evidence of systemic involvement. The skin lesions had dis- Full term male newborn, a product of Normal Vaginal Delivery, appeared spontaneously within four months. Follow-up for the primigravida and consanguineous marriage presented with ery- baby for six month period revealed no evidence of any relapse. thematous papules covered by scales on the groin (Fig. 1) and The diagnosis of congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis single nodule on the left side of the forehead (Fig. 2). Skin biopsy (Hashimoto–Pritzker syndrome) was considered based upon examination revealed large mononuclear cells and multinucle- histopathogical findings along with clinical correlation. ated giant cells with ground-glass or foamy cytoplasm present in the dermis and epidermis (Figs. 3 and 4). Immunoperoxidase 2. Discussion staining was positive for CD1 and S-100. Electron microscopic study showed Langerhans cell granules (Fig. 5). Physical Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis (CSHLCH) or examination revealed no lymphadenopathy, no organomegaly, (Hashimoto–Pritzker syndrome) represents a special form of complete blood count, liver function tests, and bone survey. purely cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis, first described in 1973. This clinical entity is usually present at birth or appears very soon thereafter. Affected infants are otherwise healthy and * Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (A.M. Al Ameer). skin lesions tend to involute spontaneously within weeks to Peer review under responsibility of King Saud University. months. The diagnosis of LCH is based on histopathology which is indistinguishable for all forms of LCH. Characteristic histopathology and absence of other system involvement permit differentiation of benign forms of LCH. The diagnosis of Production and hosting by Elsevier CSHLCH should be made only retrospectively, after exclusion http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdds.2014.03.002 2352-2410 ª 2014 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. Please cite this article in press as: Al Ameer, A.M. et al., Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis (Hashimoto–Pritzker syndrome). Journalof Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdds.2014.03.002 2 A.M. Al Ameer et al. Figure 1 Erythematous papules covered by scales on the groin. Figure 4 High power large mononuclear cells and multinucle- ated giant cells with ground-glass or foamy cytoplasm present in the dermis and epidermis. Figure 2 Single nodule on the left side of the forehead. of involvement of other organs/systems (Popadic et al., 2012). It has been described in two forms: a solitary and a multinodular variant. Solitary or generalized lesions can affect any part of the cutaneous surface. Lesions range from 0.2 to 2.5 cm in diam- Figure 5 Electron microscopic study showed Langerhans cell eter. Lesions may grow postnatally. Exceptionally large tumors granules. up to 8 cm can occur (Alexis et al., 1991). At presentation the lesions can be papules or nodules with or without erosion or ulceration. Individual lesions are red, brown, pink, or dusky. Histiocytosis has been reported in Saudi Arabia, a retro- Lesions greater than 1 cm characteristically ulcerate as they spective analysis of 21 Saudi children with Histiocytosis-X resolve. Lesions are asymptomatic and spontaneously involute was reviewed and follow-up from 1 to 10 years revealed bone over 8–24 weeks, leaving atrophic scarring from the ulcerated involvement in 19 patients and three patients died, three had nodules. Internal involvement is not found (Anon., 2011). recurrences and eight had other organ dysfunction (Al- Molhim et al., 1991). However in our case there were no sys- temic involvement and the disease was confined to the skin. According to the data collected by Belhadjali et al., CSHLCH may be divided into two groups, the first group with skin lesions appeared at birth as observed in our case, and the second group with later onset (Belhadjali et al., 2008). Estimated incidence of LCH is 2.24–8.9 cases/one million/year among European children (Mu¨ller et al., 2006; Stalemark et al., 2008). The real incidence of self healing LCH is unknown and may be underestimated due to the spontaneous resolution and failure of clinical recognition (Kapur et al., 2007). The etiopathogenesis of reticulohistiocytosis is unknown, but the possibility of an immunological etiology has been sug- gested by the occurrence of a number of immunological abnor- malities in this disease. The fact that the lesional cell bears the phenotype of the Langerhans cell, which is a key cell in the Figure 3 Low power large mononuclear cells and multinucleated immune system also suggests that the immune system is in giant cells with ground-glass or foamy cytoplasm present in the some way involved in its pathogenesis. None of the immuno- dermis and epidermis. logical abnormalities, however, have been a consistent feature, Please cite this article in press as: Al Ameer, A.M. et al., Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis (Hashimoto–Pritzker syndrome). Journalof Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdds.2014.03.002 Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis 3 and most authors now consider them to be epiphenomena References (Cunliffe and Simpson, 2010). On histologic examination large mononuclear cells and Alexis, J.B., Poppiti, R.J., Turbat-Herrera, E., Smith, M.D., 1991. multinucleated giant cells with ground-glass or foamy cyto- Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis. Report of a case with plasm are present in the dermis and epidermis. Immunoperox- 7-year follow-up and a review of the literature. Am. J. Dermato- idase staining is positive for CD1, HLA-DR, and S-100. By pathol. 13 (2), 189–194. electron microscopy 10%–25% of cells have Langerhans cell Al-Molhim, I., Sabbah, R.S., Al Akkad, S., 1991. Indian J. Cancer 28 granules. This histology is characteristic but cannot distinguish (2), 53–60. Belhadjali, H., Mohamed, M., Mahmoudi, H., Youssef, M., Moussa, this entity from other forms of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, A., Chouchane, S., et al, 2008. Self-healing Langerhans cell so a definitive diagnosis cannot be made histologically histiocytosis (Hashimoto-Pritzker disease): two Tunisian cases. (Gadner and Grois, 1999). Acta Dermatovenerol. Alp. Panonica Adriat. 17, 188–192. Systemic evaluation is recommended, including a physical Cunliffe, W.J., Simpson, N.B., 2010. Disorders of the sebaceous examination, complete blood count, liver function tests, and glands. In: Rook, Wilkinson, Ebling (Eds.), Text Book of Derma- bone survey. Liver-spleen scan and bone marrow biopsy tology, eight ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. should be considered to rule out systemic involvement Elguezabal, A., Ture´gano, P., Landeyro, J., Mayayo, E., 2011. Solitary (Gadner and Grois, 1999). congenital self-healing histiocytosis (Hashimoto-Pritzker disease). The differential diagnosis includes seborrhoeic dermatitis, Actas Dermosifiliogr. 102 (4), 301–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ juvenile xanthogranuloma, xanthoma disseminatum, and j.ad.2010.07.007 (Epub 2011 Feb 22). Gadner, H., Grois, N., 1999. The histiocytosis syndromes. In: benign cephalic histiocytosis. In disseminated Langerhans cell Fitzpatrick, T.B., Eisen, A.L., Wolff, K., Freedberg, I.M., Austen, histiocytosis there may be diagnostic problems with familial K.F. (Eds.), Dermatology in General Medicine, fifth ed. McGraw hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, sinus histiocytosis with Hill, New York, pp. 2003–2016. massive lymphadenopathy, and viral-associated hemophago- Kapur, P., Erickson, C., Rakheja, D., Carder, K.R., Hoang, M.P., cytic syndrome. Histological examination of tissue biopsy with 2007. 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