Idiopathic granulomatous orbital inflammation. 2003

Chun-Hsi Liu, and Wan-Jen Ku, and Liang-Che Chang, and Lih Ma, and Yueh-Ju Tsai
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, ROC.

Idiopathic granulomatous inflammation is regarded as a histopathologic variant of an orbital pseudotumor and has a similar clinical presentation and treatment. However, the differential diagnosis including sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, trauma, and infection must be ruled out. We present a 77-year-old man with a biopsy-proven lacrimal gland granulomatous inflammation of an unknown origin. Management by surgical debulking via an anterior orbitotomy achieved a good result with minimal complications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D007766 Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases Diseases of the LACRIMAL APPARATUS. Epiphora,Apparatus Disease, Lacrimal,Apparatus Diseases, Lacrimal,Disease, Lacrimal Apparatus,Diseases, Lacrimal Apparatus,Epiphoras,Lacrimal Apparatus Disease
D008297 Male Males
D009916 Orbital Diseases Diseases of the bony orbit and contents except the eyeball. Disease, Orbital,Diseases, Orbital,Orbital Disease
D006099 Granuloma A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents. Granulomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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