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Abstract #57403 Published in IGR 16-2

The child with spontaneous recurrent bleeding in the eye

Rao A; Padhy D
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition) Case Reports 2014; 2014:


Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-limiting dermatological condition characterised by spontaneous hyphaema due to uveal involvement causing neovascularisation. Recurrent hyphaema in a child should alert the clinician towards this rare diagnosis. Appropriate investigations and treatment should be directed towards treating this possible diagnosis associated with neovascular glaucoma where routine filtering surgeries may be associated with several complications.

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Classification:

9.4.10 Glaucomas associated with hemorrhage (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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