title: Isolated upper eyelid retraction: a sign of idiopathic inflammatory orbital disease.
abstract: A 41-year-old woman was examined for left upper eyelid retraction. Remaining ocular and systemic examination was unremarkable. Orbital CT demonstrated an ill-defined, extraconal, superior orbital soft-tissue mass involving the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. Incisional biopsy with histopathology demonstrated idiopathic orbital inflammation. The patient was started on a gradually tapering dose of oral steroids, for 6 weeks. On follow-up, the eyelid retraction had resolved. We report this case to demonstrate that idiopathic inflammatory orbital disease, localized to the superior orbit, may cause isolated upper eyelid retraction without associated proptosis. This condition resolves with medical therapy, leading to symmetrical palpebral apertures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, Orbital Diseases, and Ocular Oncology, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India. debraj_shome@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Debraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shome
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toshniwal
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sundaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Geeta K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Vemuganti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids