Yellow lid sign in Wegener's granulomatosis.
Orbital manifestations in Wegener's granulomatosis develop in over 50% of patients. Ischemic vasculitis and optic nerve compression result in visual impairment. This case report highlights the importance of the yellow lid sign in the diagnosis of orbital granulomatosis as well as provides an explanation for the reversal of this phenomenon.
Leicester Royal Infirmary University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, UK. aruna_dharmasena@hotmail.co.uk
Aruna
A
Dharmasena
Katya
K
Tambe
Nitant
N
Shah
Laurence
L
Brown
Ram
R
Vaidhyanath
Raghavan
R
Sampath
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011239:Prednisolone