[Unilateral proptosis due to cholesterol granuloma]. 1993

R Friling, and T Monos, and M Moses, and Y Yassur
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheba.

Cholesterol granuloma is a rare cause of unilateral proptosis. We describe a 42-year-old man who presented with painless swelling of the left upper brow of a few months duration. Biopsy showed crystals of cholesterol surrounded by giant cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D005094 Exophthalmos Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye. Proptosis,Proptoses
D005546 Forehead The part of the face above the eyes. Foreheads
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015745 Granuloma, Foreign-Body Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes. Foreign-Body Granuloma,Foreign Body Granuloma,Foreign-Body Granulomas,Granuloma, Foreign Body,Granulomas, Foreign-Body

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