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A yellowish subconjunctival lesion in an infant—congenital orbital fat herniation

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A very rare case of a congenital orbital fat herniation is demonstrated. Clinically, the child presented a progressive, small yellowish and mobile mass on the temporal orbital wall of her right eye. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a fat isointensive structure in T1-weighing without contrast enhancement. The possible aetiology of the herniation could be a congenital weakness of the Tenon's capsule or the conjunctival fornix.

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  1. Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Matthias K. Bernhard & Sven Starke

  2. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Radiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Wolfgang Hirsch

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Bernhard, M.K., Starke, S. & Hirsch, W. A yellowish subconjunctival lesion in an infant—congenital orbital fat herniation. Eur J Pediatr 169, 1427–1428 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1254-z

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