Plasma cell granuloma of the conjunctiva in a young female.

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Larson and Turbo Department of Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Vision Research Foundation , Chennai, India.

Published: February 2021

Plasma cell granuloma is a rare non-neoplastic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology commonly involving lung and gastrointestinal tract. Conjunctival disease per se is very rare and usually associated with involvement of other organs. We report a case of conjunctival plasma cell granuloma without any systemic involvement in a 9-year-old girl who presented with bilateral reddish vascularised subconjunctival episcleral mass. An excision biopsy of the mass in the left eye followed by histopathologic examination and Immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. At 1 year follow-up, the child had no recurrence in the operated eye whereas the lesion remained the same in the other eye despite systemic treatment with immunosuppressants. This case is being reported for its rarity and to insist on the mandatory need for a thorough systemic workup to identify multiorgan involvement as well as to rule out other systemic disorders.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2020.1727538DOI Listing

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