Abstract
Ocular myositis frequently manifests with orbital pain and diplopia. The diagnosis of ocular myositis falls within the overall classification of idiopathic orbital inflammatory diseases, defined as non-infective non-specific orbital inflammation without identifiable local or systemic causes. Orbital myositis may form part of more widespread systemic inflammatory processes such as Crohn's disease and the more recently described IgG4-related disease. There is also a broad range of ophthalmic differential diagnoses. Diagnosis, assessment and management of ocular myositis requires the cooperation of ophthalmologists and rheumatologists/immunologists in order to achieve the best patient outcomes. The current literature and avenues of future research are reviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 315-321 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Allergy and Asthma Reports |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Assessment
- Complications
- Corticosteroids
- Crohn's disease
- Differential diagnosis
- Extra-ocular muscle
- Inflammation
- Management
- Orbital myositis
- Pathophysiology
- Presentation
- Prognosis
- Radiotherapy
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Treatment