title: Orbital sarcoidosis treated with hydroxychloroquine.
abstract: We report a case of orbital sarcoidosis with extraocular muscle and orbital fat involvement that did not respond to oral corticosteroid treatment, but was successfully treated with oral hydroxychloroquine. There were no side effects or disease recurrence. To our knowledge, anti-malarial therapy for isolated orbital sarcoidosis has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Murchison
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D011241:Prednisone