A Case of Orbital Pseudotumor Associated with Periscleritis.

Kim, Young Jae; Ahn, Sang Ki; Yang, Han Nam; Shyn, Kyung Hwan

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(6):576-581.
Published online June 1, 1993.

A Case of Orbital Pseudotumor Associated with Periscleritis.

Young Jae Kim, Sang Ki Ahn, Han Nam Yang, Kyung Hwan Shyn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungang University, Seoul, Korea.

공막 주위염이 동반된 안와 위종양 1 예

김영제(Young Jae Kim),안상기(Sang Ki Ahn),양한남(Han Nam Yang),신경환(Kyung Hwan Shyn)

Abstract

Idiopathic orbital inflammation or pseudotumor is an inflammatory swellings of the orbital contents and has the false clinical impression of a neoplasm. Clinically, the disease can be further characterized according to which orbital structure is predominantly involved myositis, periscleritis, trochleitis, perineuritis and dacryoadenitis. The authors experienced a 22-year-old male patient who had complained of headache, proptosis, decreased visual acuity and ocular pain on his both eyes, 11 weeks before admission. According to orbital CT finding and ocular examination he was diagnosed as orbital pseudotumor associated with periscleritis. After the medical treatment his symptoms were significantly improved. In this article we present our case with a brief review of the literature related to orbital psudotumor.

Key Words: Orbital pseudotumor;Periscleritis;Proptosis