title: Idiopathic inflammatory orbital myositis presenting with vision loss.
abstract: We present a first case of 58-year-old man with vision loss in a biopsy-proven idiopathic inflammatory orbital tendon sparing myositis. Tests for thyroid autoantibodies were negative at the initial presentation and at 10-month follow-up period. The diagnosis was confirmed on histopathological examination and was also supported by avid sarcolemmal staining for MHC-1 and MHC-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Schell Eye Hospital, Christian Medical College , Vellore , India .
authors.forename: Jayanthi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Nicholas H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Figueira
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selva
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D055622:Orbital Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010690:Phlebography; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone
keywords: Myositis; optic neuropathy; orbital inflammation