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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 9;11(1):e227207.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227207.

Infiltrative chiasmatopathy in xanthoma disseminatum: a rare entity

Mousumi Banerjee  1 , Pradeep Sharma  1 , Nripen Gaur  1 , Brijesh Takkar  2
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Case Reports

Infiltrative chiasmatopathy in xanthoma disseminatum: a rare entity

Mousumi Banerjee et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: neuroopthalmology; pituitary disorders.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
(A,B) Fundus photograph showing the bilateral optic atrophy. (C) Post-contrast-enhancing lesions visible around the pituitary region and optic chiasma. Flair MRI sequence showing hyper-intense intracranial lesions involving brain parenchyma and optic chiasma (arrow). (D) Histopathological examination showing basket weave keratosis with flattening of rete ridges in epidermis. A pandermal infiltration of histiocytic cells having foamy to pale eosinophilic cytoplasm with interspersed lymphocytes can be seen (arrow).
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