J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2008 Jul;49(7):1173-1176. 10.3341/jkos.2008.49.7.1173.
Juvenile Xanthogranuloma Presenting as a Nodule of the Eyelid
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. resourceful@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi, Korea.
- KMID: 1476974
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2008.49.7.1173
Abstract
- PURPOSE
To report one case of juvenile xanthogranuloma presenting as a unilateral nodule of the eyelid.
CASE SUMMARY
A 4-year-old girl presented with a solitary eyelid nodule. There were no other ophthalmologic problems. Excisional biopsy and simple wound closure were performed. A biopsy showed intense infiltration of histiocytes, lymphocytes, and multinucleated giant cells in the dermis, which was compatible with juvenile xanthograunuloma.
CONCLUSION
Juvenile xanthogranuloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a solitary eyelid tumor.
