Abstract
Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a benign histiocytosis of infancy and childhood characteristically involving the skin, the eye, and, rarely, the lungs, liver and mesothelial structures. This report documents the first known case of renal involvement which is demonstrated by ultrasound and computed tomography.
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Gilbert, T.J., Parker, B.R. Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the kidney. Pediatr Radiol 18, 169–171 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387566
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