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Orbital granulomatous giant cell myositis: a case report and review
Author(s) -
Selva Dinesh,
Dolman Peter J,
Rootman Jack
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00273.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myositis , giant cell , pathology , malignancy , biopsy , dermatology
To present a case of orbital granulomatous giant cell myositis and review the literature. We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old woman, with a past history of melanoma, who presented with an acutely painful orbital myositis. This evolved into a chronic relapsing process involving multiple muscles bilaterally, which demonstrated partial steroid responsiveness. Biopsy revealed a granulomatous giant cell myositis. Orbital granulomatous giant cell myositis is a rare histological entity which has an association with giant cell myocarditis and underlying malignancy.