Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: Case report and a brief review of literature

• Main Authors: R Muralidhar, Ashish Jain, P Vijayalakshmi, G Suparna, R Santhi, Shashikanth Shetty
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Anterior segment parameter; pars plana vitrectomy; pentacam; silicone oil injection; Astigmatism; cataract surgery; toric lens; toric intraocular lens; Amblyopia; anisometropia; occlusion; recurrence; visual acuity; Cortical visual impairment; flash visual evoked potentials; periventricular leucomalacia; stimulation frequency in visual evoked potentials; visual evoked potentials; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; cytomegalovirus retinitis retinal detachment; cytomegalovirus; highly active antiretroviral therapy; Incidence; postnatal weight gain; retinopathy of prematurity; risk factors; weight gain proportion; Nasal incision; surgically induced astigmatism; temporal incision; Mantoux test; serpiginous choroiditis; tuberculosis; Distortion; epiretinal membrane; macular hole; metamorphopsia; morphision; Complication; phacoemulsifi cation learning curve; resident training; Choroidal metastases; lung adenocarcinoma; Spectral Domain OCT; Calcified heart valve; emboli; internal carotid artery plaque; Fusarium; keratitis; photo refractive keratectomy; Accidental myiasis; maggot; Musca domestica; ophthalmomyiasis; turpentine oil; Cataract surgery; juvenile xanthogranuloma; non-langerhans histiocytic proliferation
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=11;spage=673;epage=675;aulast=Muralidhar
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689

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.