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Bilateral choroidal osteoma associated with langerhans cell histiocytosis, a coincidence?
Pejvak Azadi1, Alireza Khodabande2, Mohammd Riazi Esfahani2,3
1Eye Research Center, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Purpose:
To describe a case of bilateral choroidal osteoma (CO) in a patient with a history of langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).
Methods:
A 24-year-old man complaining of gradually decreasing visual acuity in both eyes is presented. He had a history of lymphadenopathy, respiratory symptoms, and pathology-proven diagnosis of LCH.
Results:
Ophthalmic clinical and imaging studies revealed bilateral CO.
Conclusion:
In this patient, we suggest a possible relationship between LCH and CO.
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