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  • Title: Proptosis as the manifesting sign of Weber-Christian disease.
    Author: Cook JN, Kikkawa DO.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 1997 Jul; 124(1):125-6. PubMed ID: 9222254.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To identify proptosis as a manifesting sign of Weber-Christian disease (recurrent febrile nodular panniculitis). METHOD: Case report. A 61-year-old man had signs of right proptosis and orbital inflammation that resolved with oral corticosteroid therapy. Orbital inflammation later recurred with associated cutaneous nodules, myalgia, nausea, and malaise. RESULTS: Rheumatologic evaluation and subcutaneous nodule biopsy led to the diagnosis of Weber-Christian disease. The patient required systemic immunosuppressive agents to control the disease. CONCLUSION: This case shows the rare finding of proptosis as the manifesting sign of Weber-Christian disease.
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