Ann Dermatol Vener
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Review Case Reports
[Blueberry Muffin Baby and Langerhans' congenital cell histiocytosis].
Blueberry Muffin Baby is a rare neonatal cutaneous syndrome for purpuric lesions reflective of extramedullary hematopoiesis. Many causes are known, examples are congenital infections, malignancy and hematologic disorders. Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a clonal proliferation of dendritic histiocytes. This has very rarely been associated with a Blueberry Muffin Baby presentation. ⋯ A Blueberry Muffin Baby syndrome may reveal neonatal Langerhans' histiocytosis.