Orbital pseudotumor

Case contributed by G Balachandran , 24 Jan 2009
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 29 Jun 2015

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Pseudotumour of orbitOrbital pseudotumour
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A forty four years old male was referred for evaluation of acute onset ,painful axial proptosisinvolving the left orbit..MR imaging was done with fat suppression and contrast agent.It revealed marled enlargement of all recti muscles,orbital fat inflammation,adjacent sinus inflammation .The

The patient responded very well with steroids.

  • -A forty four years old male was referred for evaluation of acute onset ,painful axial proptosisinvolving the left orbit..MR imaging was done with fat suppression and contrast agent.It revealed marled enlargement of all recti muscles,orbital fat inflammation,adjacent sinus inflammation .The patient responded very well with steroids.
  • +<p>The patient responded very well with steroids.</p>
Presentation was added:
Acute onset, painful axial proptosis involving the left orbit.
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  • sequences
  • poor image quality

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Marked enlargement of all recti muscles, orbital fat inflammation, adjacent sinus inflammation.

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