Pseudotumor or decompensated edematous proptosis?

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The article presents the main differential diagnostic signs of pseudotumor orbit and decompensated edematous exophthalmos on the basis of its own clinical observation.

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Olga S. Toropova

Federal State Budgetary Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

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Email: olya_toropova@mail.ru

Post-graduate Student of the Department of Ophthalmology

Russian Federation, Moscow

References

  1. Бровкина А.Ф. Эндокринная офтальмопатия. - М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2004. - 176 с. [Brovkina AF. Endokrinnaya oftalmopatiya. Moscow; 2005. (In Russ.)]
  2. Yeşiltaş YS, Gündüz AK. Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation: Review of Literature and New Advances. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2018;25(2):71-80. doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_44_18.
  3. Бровкина А.Ф. Болезни орбиты. - М., 1993. - С. 90-93. [Brovkina AF. Bolezni orbity. Moscow; 1993. (In Russ.)]

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2. Fig. 1. Patient Y. on admission

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3. Fig. 2. Echograms of patient’s orbits: a — lower rectus, 6.5 mm; b — internal rectus, 6.2 mm

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4. Fig. 3. Computer tomograms of patient’s orbits (in all projections, enlarged lower and inner rectus muscles are visualized (indicated by an arrow); с — an enlarged lower straight muscle is visualized from the attachment zone to the sclera to the tendon ring

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5. Fig. 4. Patient after 3th injections of glucocorticoids

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6. Fig. 5. Patient after a course of glucocorticoid therapy

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7. Fig. 6. Echograms of orbits after treatment: a — lower rectus, 5.6 mm; b — internal rectus, 5.46 mm

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