Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature

Purpose: To report a rare case of a conjunctival blue nevus in a child. Observations: A 10-year-old girl underwent an excisional biopsy for an atypical growing melanocytic conjunctival lesion. The diagnosis of a conjunctival blue nevus was confirmed on histopathology. We describe the histopathology...

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Main Authors: Yasser Yahya, Purna Nangia, Hunain Ahmad, Rachel L. Frauches, Jonathan H. Lin, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001610
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author Yasser Yahya
Purna Nangia
Hunain Ahmad
Rachel L. Frauches
Jonathan H. Lin
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya
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description Purpose: To report a rare case of a conjunctival blue nevus in a child. Observations: A 10-year-old girl underwent an excisional biopsy for an atypical growing melanocytic conjunctival lesion. The diagnosis of a conjunctival blue nevus was confirmed on histopathology. We describe the histopathology and the anterior segment optical coherence tomography features of a blue nevus in a 10-year-old child along with a review of literature. Conclusion and importance: Conjunctival blue nevus is rare and has rarely been reported in a child. Multimodal imaging may help document lesion progression. This condition should remain in the differential for a growing, pigmented conjunctival lesion.
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spelling doaj-art-fa8da54074a64c92a2dd083115a3c7b92025-08-20T02:48:56ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362024-12-013610215110.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102151Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literatureYasser Yahya0Purna Nangia1Hunain Ahmad2Rachel L. Frauches3Jonathan H. Lin4Prithvi Mruthyunjaya5Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA; University of Balamand, Kurah, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USADepartment of Pathology and Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USADepartment of Pathology and Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine, 2452 Watson Ct Rm 2277, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, USA.Purpose: To report a rare case of a conjunctival blue nevus in a child. Observations: A 10-year-old girl underwent an excisional biopsy for an atypical growing melanocytic conjunctival lesion. The diagnosis of a conjunctival blue nevus was confirmed on histopathology. We describe the histopathology and the anterior segment optical coherence tomography features of a blue nevus in a 10-year-old child along with a review of literature. Conclusion and importance: Conjunctival blue nevus is rare and has rarely been reported in a child. Multimodal imaging may help document lesion progression. This condition should remain in the differential for a growing, pigmented conjunctival lesion.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001610Anterior segment optical coherence tomographyBlueNevusConjunctivaHistopathology
spellingShingle Yasser Yahya
Purna Nangia
Hunain Ahmad
Rachel L. Frauches
Jonathan H. Lin
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya
Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Blue
Nevus
Conjunctiva
Histopathology
title Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
title_full Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
title_short Conjunctival blue nevus in a child – Case report and review of literature
title_sort conjunctival blue nevus in a child case report and review of literature
topic Anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Blue
Nevus
Conjunctiva
Histopathology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001610
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