JUVENILE XANTHOGRANULOMA OF THE IRIS IN AN ADULT

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-limited skin disorder of young chil dren that uncommonly affects the eye. Juvenile xanthogranuloma has bee n described in adults, but reported intraocular involvement is extreme ly rare. We report a case of juvenile xanthogranuloma diagnosed in a 2 5-year-old man who was seen with nontraumatic hyphema and iridocycliti s. Diagnosis was made from a biopsy specimen obtained from a suspiciou s skin lesion. Topical and systemic steroids, radiation therapy, and f inally immunosuppression were required to eliminate the iris tumor cli nically and resolve the patient's recurrent symptoms.