title: Eosinophilic granuloma of the eyelid.
abstract: A 15-year-old girl presented with a left lower eyelid tumor consistent with a nonresolving chalazion. The specimen was biopsied. Histopathologic examination revealed eosinophilic granuloma, an entity that rarely presents on the eyelid. The histopathologic features of eosinophilic granuloma--a member of the histiocytosis X group of diseases--are reviewed. Our patient responded well to incisional biopsy and has required no additional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weissgold
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wulc
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Frayer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans