Bilateral orbital pseudotumor with suprasellar and pulmonary involvement: report of a case.
A 39-year-old man had bilateral proptosis and blurred vision for I week. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed signs of bilateral orbital pseudotumor, a suprasellar mass, and pulmonary infiltration. Biopsies from retrobulbar and bronchial sites showed similar inflammatory tissue. His disease resolved with pulsed corticosteroid therapy.
Lai
Y H
YH
Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Wang
H Z
HZ
Tsai
R K
RK
Hoyt
W F
WF
Lee
B F
BF
D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone