title: Xanthogranuloma juvenile--a rare cause of orbital swelling in adulthood.
abstract: Juvenile xanthogranuloma, a non-Langerhans-type benign proliferation, in adulthood is a rare condition. This article reports the second known case in the western literature of solitary orbital involvement. The diagnosis was confirmed by orbital biopsy, and symptoms were dramatically relieved by corticoids, although a relapse occurred after their withdrawal. The importance of differentiating benign conditions from malignancies is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rouhiainen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nerdrum
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Puustjärvi
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kosma
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*