title: Acute orbital myositis. Case report.
abstract: The case of 22-year old, white woman with bilateral orbital myositis following an acute upper respiratory tract infection is reported. The most important clinical findings were ocular pain, proptosis, restricted eye motility and swelling of the eyelids. The enlarged eye muscles were seen on orbital computerized tomography scan. The clinical findings of inflammatory orbital myositis and clinical response to corticotherapy are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Neurologic Clinic, São Paulo University, School of Medicine, Brasil.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bittar
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Marchiori
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone