title: Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: case report and a brief review of literature.
abstract: There is limited literature on the management of cataracts in juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). A 2-month-old girl presented to us with hyphema, secondary glaucoma OU and skin nodules suggestive of JXG. She developed bilateral cataracts during her follow-up and was treated successfully with cataract surgery and aphakic rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muralidhar
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suparna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santhi
authors.forename: Shashikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery