Jessner lymphocytic infiltration of the skin
MONDO:0018051Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Jessner lymphocytic infiltration of the skin yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Jessner lymphocytic infiltration of the skin (JLIS) is a chronic benign cutaneous disease characterized by asymptomatic non-scaly erythematous papules or plaques on the face and neck.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018051), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
6 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PapuleHPOHP:0200034
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Skin plaqueHPOHP:0200035
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal lymphocyte morphologyHPOHP:0004332
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cutaneous photosensitivityHPOHP:0000992
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Jessner lymphocytic infiltration of the skin
- Also called
- Jessner-Kanof lymphocytic infiltration of the skinLymphocytic Infiltrate of Jessner