raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:158022

Progressive nodular histiocytosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

Progressive nodular histiocytosis is a rare, normolipemic, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by progressive growth of multiple to disseminated, asymptomatic skin lesions that range in appearance from yellow plaques to coalescence-prone red-brown papules, nodules and pedunculated tumors up to 5 cm in size, located typically on the face, trunk and extremities (and rarely on conjuctiva and mucous membranes). Characteristic microscopic findings include a storiform spindle cell infiltrate in the deep dermis with xanthomatized macrophages and some Touton cells in the upper dermis. It is usually not associated with systemic disease.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enProgressive nodular histiocytosis
frHistiocytose progressive nodulaire
deHistiozytose, progressive, noduläre
esHistiocitosis nodular progresiva
itIstiocitosi nodulare progressiva
nlProgressieve nodulaire histiocytose
ptHistiocitose progressiva nodular
plPostępująca histiocytoza guzowata
csProgresivní nodulární histiocytóza
ukПрогресуючий вузловий гістіоцитоз
zh进行性结节性组织细胞增多症
trİlerleyici nodüler histiyositoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D76.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EE81NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015539Evalidated
UMLSC4707331Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

4 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0200034Papule
HP:0001482Subcutaneous nodule
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004326Cachexia
HP:0001945Fever

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card