Open AccessOrbital pseudotumor as a result of chronic sinusitis in an HIV ‐positive patient
Author(s) -
Gore Mitchell R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1186
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , malignancy , inflammatory pseudotumor , sinusitis , chronic sinusitis , differential diagnosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lesion , orbital diseases , dermatology , pathology , surgery , immunology , computed tomography , computed tomographic
Key Clinical Message Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor is an infrequent lesion that may mimic malignancy and may be associated with autoimmune disease. Orbital pseudotumor is in the differential in any patient with an orbital mass, especially in the setting of chronic infection or immunosuppression. This HIV ‐positive patient presented with chronic sinusitis and orbital pseudotumor.