title: Lymphangioma of the conjunctiva and nasal cavity in a child presenting with diffuse subconjunctival hemorrhage and nosebleeds.
abstract: A 4-year-old girl had extensive subconjunctival hemorrhage in the right eye. She had recurrent minor nosebleeds starting at 6 months. Visual acuity was 20/20. Anterior segment examination showed diffuse, blood-filled, multilobulated cystic channels in the conjunctiva. Bleeding resolved, leaving transparent cystic channels. Conjunctival lymphangioma can manifest as temporary subconjunctival lymphangioma.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas efferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Ailsa A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Quezada
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Rudolph S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*