The Australasian journal of dermatology
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Australas. J. Dermatol. · Nov 2011
Skin disease in the first two years of life in Aboriginal children in East Arnhem Land.
The most common skin infections affecting children in remote Aboriginal communities are scabies and impetigo. Group A streptococcal skin infections are linked to the high rates of heart and renal disease occurring in Aboriginal Australians. ⋯ Skin infections are a major reason for presentation to primary health clinics and contribute to the high disease burden experienced by children in the first 2 years of life. This high frequency of presentation provides multiple opportunities for intervention and monitoring.
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Australas. J. Dermatol. · Nov 2011
Case ReportsJuvenile xanthogranuloma: challenges in complicated cases.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is one of the most common forms of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children. Although it usually presents as a self-limited skin lesion with typical histopathology, JXG can be challenging to diagnose due to an atypical initial presentation with corresponding variable histopathology for different stages of development. We present challenging cases of JXG from Sydney Children's Hospital, collected over 10 years - two with multisystem involvement and concomitant urticaria, one associated with neurofibromatosis, and one case of giant JXG with an initial histopathological challenge. Although JXG has been reported with urticaria pigmentosa, in two of our cases persistent urticaria, in association with JXG is discussed.