title: Orbital inflammation, myositis, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A 39-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experienced three episodes of acute orbital inflammation, a primary feature of each being a markedly enlarged extraocular muscle (myositis). The muscles of the upper trunk were concomitantly inflamed, and full-thickness skin and muscle biopsy specimens demonstrated an inflammatory myositis. The case demonstrates that orbital proptosis and extraocular myositis can be features of SLE.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed