Case Report

A Fatal Case of Congenital Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with Disseminated Cutaneous Lesions in a Premature Neonate

Table 1

Outcomes of premature neonates with congenital cutaneous LCH lesions at birth.

Author (reference number)GenderGA (wks)Clinical features of LCH involvementOutcome (survival)

Vade et al. [10]F35Skin, hepatosplenomegaly, pulmonary failureDied (9 days)
Gee et al. [11]M33Skin, pulmonary failureDied (36 hrs)
Aviner et al. [12]F32Skin, followed by multiorgan failureDied (26 days)
Lee et al. [8]M36Hydrops fetalis, skin, multiorgan failureDied (12 days)
Cheng et al. [9]M33Hydrops fetalis, skin, pleural effusionDied (36 hrs)
Herbrüggen et al. [13]M35Skin, at 3 months, pulmonary and thymic massAlive
Present caseF33Skin, hypovolemic shock, pulmonary failureDied (57 hrs)

GA: gestational age, M: male, F: female, wks: weeks, and hrs: hours.