
An Orbital Mass Partially Responsive to Steroid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ophthalmology and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9573
DOI - 10.33140/jocr.05.02.03
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , biopsy , radiology , surgery , dermatology
A 68 year old woman presented with a progressively enlarging orbital mass. MRI of her brain and orbits was consistent with an orbital pseudotumor. Although there was some improvement in the patient’s pain and the size of the mass, it did not fully resolve.The patient had a biopsy demonstrate non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. A chest X-ray and CT chest demonstrated bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. Further examination and interviewing of the patient revealed several months of joint paints and lower extremity nodules. The patient was diagnosed with orbital sarcoidosis and was started on methotrexate by a rheumatologist