Management of Uveitis and Scleritis in Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma

J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2017 May;33(4):325-333. doi: 10.1089/jop.2016.0135. Epub 2017 Apr 10.

Abstract

Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a chronic, progressive non-Langerhans histiocytic granulomatous disease. While case reports describing periorbital involvement of NXG are frequent, only a few case reports describing ocular involvement, such as scleritis and uveitis, exist. Herein, we present a case presenting initially as bilateral anterior and posterior scleritis, as well as a chronic bilateral granulomatous panuveitis, and discuss the immunosuppressant options that should be considered for this disease with protean manifestations.

Keywords: necrobiotic xanthogranuloma; scleritis; thalidomide; uveitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma / complications*
  • Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma / diagnosis
  • Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma / therapy*
  • Scleritis / complications*
  • Scleritis / diagnosis
  • Scleritis / therapy*
  • Uveitis / complications*
  • Uveitis / diagnosis
  • Uveitis / therapy*