A Subcutaneous Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in a 4-Year-Old Girl Who Presented with a Lower Eyelid Mass

A Subcutaneous Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in a 4-Year-Old Girl Who Presented with a Lower Eyelid Mass

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a relatively uncommon, benign, histiocytic proliferative cutaneous disorder that typically affects children, with the head and neck being the most common sites. The present case report describes an isolated subcutaneous JXG in a 4-year-old girl who presented with a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Ophthalmology 2019-05, Vol.10 (2), p.153-159
Hauptverfasser: Saifaldein, Amjad A., Almahmoudi, Faeeqah H., Babgi, Rafaa I., Alsammahi, Alaa A.
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Diagnosis
Eyelid
Eyelid diseases
Further Section
Granulomas
Histiocytosis
Histopathology
Infant
Juvenile xanthogranuloma
Magnetic resonance imaging
Pediatric diseases
Pediatrics
Skin
Skin diseases
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a relatively uncommon, benign, histiocytic proliferative cutaneous disorder that typically affects children, with the head and neck being the most common sites. The present case report describes an isolated subcutaneous JXG in a 4-year-old girl who presented with a circumscribed oval mass located in the lower eyelid of the right eye. This lesion was histologically diagnosed as JXG after a surgical resection of the mass.
ISSN:1663-2699
1663-2699
DOI:10.1159/000500224