Sarcoidosis and ocular disease in a young child. A case report and review of the literature.
Uveitis in the very young child may be a manifestation of sarcoidosis. A case of sarcoidosis with intraocular inflammation that occurred in a child 2 years 7 months old is reported. The diagnosis was supported by biopsy of uncommon bulbar conjunctival nodules. Knowledge by the ophthalmologists that this disease can occur in children younger than 5 years of age may be crucial to the establishment of proper diagnosis.
D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology*