Nail as a Window to Diagnosing Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Am J Dermatopathol. 2024 Nov 1;46(11):788-790. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002818. Epub 2024 Aug 14.

Abstract

Nail involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis is rarely reported in the literature. According to the reported cases, it is believed that the involvement of nails has a poor prognosis because of multisystem involvement. Performing a nail bed biopsy might be challenging for children. We report a child in whom nail bed biopsy served as the sole clue to the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in absentia of skin clue on a background of advanced multisystem involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell* / diagnosis
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nail Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Nail Diseases* / pathology
  • Nails / pathology