Open AccessBilateral spontaneous hyphaema in juvenile xanthogranuloma
Author(s) -
P Vijayalakshmi,
Shashikant Shetty,
Jitendra Jethani,
TB Uma Devi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.21616
Subject(s) - medicine , hyphema , juvenile xanthogranuloma , clearance , juvenile , histopathological examination , surgery , dermatology , pathology , visual acuity , histiocyte , biology , urology , genetics
This report describes a rare occurrence of bilateral, spontaneous, nontraumatic hyphema in a 6 weeks old infant, associated with a small, multiple skin lesions. The diagnosis of juvenile xanthogranuloma was confirmed by histopathological examination of the cutaneous lesions. The hyphaema cleared gradually in 2 weeks time with conservative management.