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  • Title: Acute orbital myositis. Case report.
    Author: Bittar MS, Garcia ML, Marchiori PE.
    Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr; 1997 Mar; 55(1):136-8. PubMed ID: 9332574.
    Abstract:
    The case of 22-year old, white woman with bilateral orbital myositis following an acute upper respiratory tract infection is reported. The most important clinical findings were ocular pain, proptosis, restricted eye motility and swelling of the eyelids. The enlarged eye muscles were seen on orbital computerized tomography scan. The clinical findings of inflammatory orbital myositis and clinical response to corticotherapy are emphasized.
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