Intralesional corticosteroid treatment of periocular xanthogranuloma associated with adult-onset asthma.

Introduction: Adult-onset asthma and periocular xanthogranuloma (AAPOX) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytic disorder.

Aim: To describe the periocular clinical findings in a patient diagnosed with AAPOX, treated successfully by intralesional corticosteroids.

Case Report: A 40-year-old woman presented with bilateral eyelid swelling and adult-onset asthma.