title: Conjunctival angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia in a child.
abstract: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is a rare benign vascular proliferation with lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltrate. Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia presents as single or multiple dome-shaped papules or plaques involving the dermis and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck region. Conjunctival angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is rare, with only two previous case reports.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University and Metro Health Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. liliyashevchenko@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Liliya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shevchenko
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aaberg
authors.forename: Hans E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Grossniklaus
mesh_terms: D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1