Juvenile xanthogranuloma--a rare cause of unilateral orbital swelling in an elderly patient

Orbit. 2015 Apr;34(2):106-8. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2014.997393. Epub 2015 Mar 25.

Abstract

Objective: To report the clinical and pathologic features of an elderly patient with a unilateral orbital swelling and proptosis caused by Juvenile Xanthogranuloma diagnosed and confirmed by orbital biopsy.

Design: Interventional case report.

Participants: One patient.

Intervention: Steroids (Medrol dose pack) and radiation.

Main outcome measures: Unusual clinical presentation and pathological features of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in the orbit.

Conclusions: Juvenile Xanthogranuloma affecting one orbit is very rare with unilateral involvement in an elderly patient. Steroids and radiation therapy were very effective in treatment and provided impressive results.

Keywords: Elderly; Juvenile Xanthogranuloma; orbital.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Exophthalmos / diagnosis
  • Exophthalmos / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / diagnosis
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / etiology*
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / complications*