Visualizing Touton Giant Cells Under Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Two Cases of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma

Citation: Peirano D, Donoso F, Vargas S, et al. Visualizing Touton Giant Cells Under Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Two Cases of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(2):e2023137. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1302a137

Accepted: November 28, 2022; Published: April 2023

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Authorship: All authors have contributed significantly to this publication.

Corresponding author: Cristian Navarrete-Dechent, MD, IFAAD, Department of Dermatology Escuela de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Diagonal Paraguay 362, 6th floor Santiago, Chile. 8330077 Phone: +56-2-2435 3574 Email: ctnavarr@gmail.com

Abstract

Keywords : uvenile xanthogranuloma, Touton cells, confocal microscopy, diagnosis

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