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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:976-977.

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Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a cutaneous granulomatous disease rarely seen in adults and has only been reported to occur at the limbus in very few cases. We describe a patient with an unusual corneal limbal mass and a skin rash, who was diagnosed histologically as having JXG. The clinical features and management of this rare entity are discussed.

Report of a Case

A 39-year-old man came to our department with a painless limbal mass on his right eye that had enlarged during 3 months. His visual acuity was 20/40 OU and on slitlamp examination, a yellowish, well-circumscribed, vascularized, round nodule was evident at the 6-o'clock position of the right limbus, measuring 6 mm in diameter.

The visual axis was clear, and on gonioscopy, neither the trabecular meshwork nor the iris was involved. Further ocular and orbital examination results were unremarkable. Systemic examination revealed an orange-red maculopapular rash involving the trunk, axillae, groin, and face . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author and reprints: Shabbir R. Mohamed, MRCOphth, Birmingham Midland Eye Centre, Western Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, England (e-mail: shabbir@doctor.com).

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