A Case of Temporal Posterior Ciliary Artery Obstruction in Patient with Orbital Pseudotumor.

Cho, D O; Shin, J H; Lee, T H; Lee, H Y

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(11):3214-3218.
Published online November 1, 1999.

A Case of Temporal Posterior Ciliary Artery Obstruction in Patient with Orbital Pseudotumor.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital.
²Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Myounggi Hospital, Kangwon, Korea.

이측후모양체동맥폐쇄를 동반한 안와위종양 1 예

조대옥(Dae Ok Cho),신정환(Jung Hwan Shin),이태환(Tae Hwan Lee),이해영(Hae Young Lee)

Abstract

Orbital pseudotumor is an inflammatory lesion of the orbital tissues of unknown etiology that is one of the most common cause of unilateral proptosis. We experienced a case of temporal posterior ciliary artery obstruction in 68 years old female patient with orbital pseudotumor. She had unilateral proptosis, ocular motility deficit, afferent pupillary conduction defect, and increased intraocular pressure. Orbital pseudotumor is diagnosed by histologic findings of chronic nonspecific inflammation and radiologic findings of poorly defined retrobulbar soft tissue density mass with diffuse thickening of lateral rectus and inferior rectus muscle, and good response to steroid therapy.

Key Words: Orbital pseudotumor;Temporal posterior ciliary artery obstruction