Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: Case report and a brief review of literature

There is limited literature on the management of cataracts in juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). A 2-month-old girl presented to us with hyphema, secondary glaucoma OU and skin nodules suggestive of JXG. She developed bilateral cataracts during her follow-up and was treated successfully with cataract s...

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Autores principales: Muralidhar, R, Jain, Ashish, Vijayalakshmi, P, Suparna, G, Santhi, R, Shetty, Shashikanth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Brief Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24145561
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.119336
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Sumario:There is limited literature on the management of cataracts in juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). A 2-month-old girl presented to us with hyphema, secondary glaucoma OU and skin nodules suggestive of JXG. She developed bilateral cataracts during her follow-up and was treated successfully with cataract surgery and aphakic rehabilitation.

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