title: Orbital pseudotumor in a child: diagnostic implications and treatment strategies.
abstract: Orbital pseudotumor is a benign, idiopathic, non-infectious and non-neoplastic clinical syndrome characterized by the presence of an inflammatory mass at orbital level with no identifiable cause. The disease is rarely observed in the pediatric population. This article describes a relapsing bilateral orbital pseudotumor in a young girl. The diagnostic implications and treatment strategies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, University of Bari Medical School, 11, Piazza G. Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guerriero
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Leo
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ciracì
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sborgia
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dammacco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008853:Microscopy; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone