Orbital Pseudotumor

Findings:
Axial contrast CT of the orbits shows abnormal right scleral thickening, assiciated with stranding in the orbital fat and mild thickening of the extraocular muscle tendon attachments. The right medial rectus muscle is slightly larger than the left.

Differential Diagnosis:
orbital pseudotumor, lymphoma, Grave's disease, less likely metastatic disease

Discussion:
 -orbital pseudotumor
   -idiopathic nongranulomatous inflammatory disorder
   -third most common orbital disease (5%)
   -children 15% of  all cases
   -acute onset with pain, swelling, erythema, ptosis, painful/restricted eye movement
        -acute form usually responds to steroids
   -uncommonly chronic with diplopia, proptosis
        -chronic less commonly responds to steroids- XRT or chemo may help
   -involves lacrimal gland, EOMs, fat
   -orbital apex, cavernous sinus= Tolosa Hunt- painful ophthalmoplegia
   -other systemic diseases associated:
        -Wegener's, PAN, RP fibrosis, PSC, Reidel's, SLE, RA, dermatomyositis
   -imaging:
        -tendons involved and unilateral (to dist from Graves)
        -marked enhancement
        -retrobulbar fat stranding
        -may present as focal or infiltrating mass
        -rare bone destruction
        -T2 hypo to dist from mets

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