Abstract
Purpose: To describe a clinical case of corneoscleral xanthogranuloma, a rare manifestation of juvenile xanthogranuloma, and xanthoma disseminatum, which responded well to chemotherapy. Methods: Interventional case report and literature search. Results: A 9-year-old female patient with a disseminated disease showed complete regression of her corneoscleral xanthogranuloma with methotrexate and azathioprine therapy. Conclusion: Since they are potentially blinding, corneoscleral xanthogranulomas are commonly surgically excised. While surgical resection has been widely advocated in the literature, immunosuppressive therapy alone may be a pertinent management line of corneoscleral xanthogranuloma, especially with systemic involvement.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | NP23-NP26 |
Journal | European journal of ophthalmology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Azathioprine
- corneoscleral
- juvenile xanthogranuloma
- limbal
- methotrexate
- xanthoma disseminatum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology