ATYPICAL LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA OF THE EYELIDS MANIFESTING AS XANTHELASMA-LIKE LESIONS

We describe a patient who had bilateral, yellow papules of the upper e yelids. This proved to be the clinical manifestation of an atypical ly mphoid hyperplasia of the orbits. We describe this clinical presentati on as a new sign of this condition. This finding serves to broaden the differential diagnosis of yellow papules on the eyelids. Atypical lym phoid hyperplasia of the orbits poses a challenging problem. Their ben ign or malignant nature cannot usually be determined by clinical and r adiologic criteria. Most of these infiltrates result in extraocular ly mphoma. We describe a patient with bilateral, yellow papules of the up per eyelids that proved to be a manifestation of an atypical lymphoid hyperplasia of the orbits.