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Adult-onset xanthogranuloma appearing symmetrically on the ear lobes
February 1995
February 1995
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Abstract
Clinical backgrounds of patients with adult-onset xanthogranuloma are somewhat different
from those of patients with juvenile xanthogranuloma, but the histologic findings
of both forms of the disease are identical. The lesions of the adult form are usually
asymmetric. We describe a patient with adult-onset xanthogranuloma that appeared symmetrically
on the ear lobes. This case suggests a possible role for mechanical stimuli (e.g.,
earrings) in the pathogenesis of adult-onset xanthogranuloma.