Iris melanoma in a child simulating juvenile xanthogranuloma
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Bilateral juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris has only twice before been reported as occurring bilaterally. In this present bilateral case, treatment with steroids and irradiation was sucessful in eradicating the lesion from the lesser affected eye.
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0974-9233
DOI: 10.4103/meajo.meajo_7_18