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Year : 2013 | Volume
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Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: Case report and a brief review of literature
R Muralidhar1, Ashish Jain2, P Vijayalakshmi2, G Suparna2, R Santhi2, Shashikanth Shetty2
1 Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Department of strabismus, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
R Muralidhar Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Aravind Eye Hospital, No. 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.119336
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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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