RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Pseudotumor Orbitário , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Feminino , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Pseudotumor Orbitário/diagnóstico por imagem , Pseudotumor Orbitário/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudotumor Orbitário/virologia , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Infecções Respiratórias/complicações , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
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.