title: A circum-corneal conjunctival nevus in a child.
abstract: An amelanotic, circum-corneal nevus in a 2-year-old child is described. The nevus presented at birth as a red spot in the nasal conjunctiva that subsequently enlarged to completely encircle the cornea. The tumour was partially removed three times, but at the age of 6 years, the nevus still covers the entire limbal region. The case illustrates that circum-corneal redness in a child may be caused by a nevus and that a conjunctival limbal nevus in a child tend to recur after incomplete excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Thøger F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Svahn
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heegaard
authors.forename: Jan U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Prause
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Toft
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D014792:Visual Acuity