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CURRENT ALLERGY AND ASTHMA REPORTS
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 315-321Publisher
CURRENT MEDICINE GROUP
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0319-7
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Orbital myositis; Extra-ocular muscle; Inflammation; Treatment; Pathophysiology; Presentation; Assessment; Sarcoidosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Crohn's disease; Differential diagnosis; Management; Corticosteroids; Radiotherapy; Complications; Prognosis
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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.
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