Open AccessPrimary orbital lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a 1-Year-Old child
Author(s) -
Shaheer Aboobaker,
Christopher Tinley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.164623
Subject(s) - lymphomatoid granulomatosis , medicine , lymphoproliferative disease , dermatology , pediatrics , disease , pathology , lymphoma
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LyG) is a rare, angiocentric, angiodestructive, B-cell lymphoproliferative disease, presenting with pulmonary involvement in more than 80% of cases. We describe a case of primary orbital LyG in a 1-year-old child.