Episode 74: Juvenile and Adult Xanthogranulomas
Learn about the unusual condition juvenile xanthogranuloma, the four adult xanthogranulomas (Adult xanthogranuloma, Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, Adult xanthogranuloma with asthma and periocular involvement, and Erdheim-Chester disease), and basics about histiocytes and giant cells.
Image credit: American Academy of Ophthalmology, copyright 2021. Image link here.
Image caption from AAO website: “Touton giant cell.”
Andrew: We put this up here because Touton giant cells are so associated with the xanthogranulomas. Beware of mixing up Touton giant cells with Langhans giant cells!
