A rare sighting: Xanthelasma in a 9-year-old child

Autor: Arun Sethi, Sahebaan Sethi, Aditya Sethi, Shenouda Girgis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 52-53 (2020)
ISSN: 2589-4536
2589-4528
Popis: Xanthelasma palpebrarum, a very common type of xanthoma seen in adults, is an extremely rare sighting in children. To date, less than five cases of the same have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this study is to report and describe the clinical findings in a patient with juvenile xanthogranuloma. We present one such case of the rare xanthelasma in a 9-year-old child who reported to our outpatient department.
Databáze: OpenAIRE