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  • Title: [Clinical and radiological features and clinical course of orbital myositis].
    Author: Attarian S, Fernandez C, Azulay JP, Serratrice J, Pellissier JF, Pouget J.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2003 Mar; 159(3):307-12. PubMed ID: 12703047.
    Abstract:
    Orbital myositis is idiopathic inflammation of the extraocular muscles in the absence of thyroid orbitopathy and often is included under broad description pseudotumor. We report here a series of three cases. Data from literature, combined with our own results yield a distinguishing pattern of orbital myositis suggesting that the term "orbital pseudotumor" is no longer a useful concept. The diagnostic criteria purposed here are: acute orbital pain exacerbated on eye movement; enlargement of one or more extraocular muscles with the respect of other orbital structures on muscle CT scan; absence of clinical and biological thyroid dysfunction: absence of signs of anterior uveitis or scleritis or visual decrease; rapid response to immunomodulator treatment.
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