Orbital Myositis

07/01/2012 - "A diagnosis of orbital myositis was made, and the patient experienced significant improvement with oral corticosteroids. "
03/01/1997 - "The authors conducted this study to evaluate their experience and the current status in the literature as to treatment of orbital myositis with corticosteroids and corticosteroid-sparing alternatives. "
01/01/2022 - "In atypical or inconclusive clinico-radiological findings for a diagnosis of idiopathic orbital myositis, or where the clinical behavior changes or fails to respond to corticosteroid treatment, a systemic and oncologic work-up and muscle biopsy are warranted to exclude specific local or systemic disease as cause of the inflamed and enlarged muscle. "
12/01/2021 - "She was diagnosed with idiopathic orbital myositis and was successfully treated with oral corticosteroids. "
05/19/2021 - "Systemic corticosteroids were started for the orbital myositis.Conclusions"

05/01/2022 - "Orbital Myositis in a Patient With Ileal Crohn's Disease in Remission on Vedolizumab."
12/01/2020 - "P029 Left Orbital Myositis in a Patient with Crohn's Disease in Remission with Vedolizumab."

01/01/2023 - "Efficacy of Infliximab in Disease Control of Refractory Orbital Myositis."
01/01/2023 - "This study aimed to assess the value of infliximab in controlling orbital myositis and reducing its relapse rate. "
07/01/2023 - "Infliximab Reverses Symptoms and May Protect from Developing Chronic Restrictive Ophthalmopathy in Children with Familial Orbital Myositis: A Case Report."
01/01/2023 - "We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of all consecutive patients with orbital myositis treated with infliximab between 2007 and 2016. "
01/01/2023 - "This study supports the role of infliximab in treating refractory orbital myositis and this was associated with clinical improvement, decreasing relapse rate with dose reduction of conventional treatment."

03/01/2008 - "The symptoms were improved after antiviral therapy and a follow-up MRI showed resolution of orbital myositis. "

01/01/2017 - "The study aimed to document the utility of the absolute number of natural killer cells as a biomarker in paediatric orbital myositis (OM). "

01/01/2023 - "Existing literature is sparse on rapid loss and recovery of vision following steroid treatment for orbital myositis. "
01/01/2023 - "Rapid Loss and Recovery of Vision Following Steroid Treatment in Orbital Myositis: A Case Report."
12/01/2021 - "This case underscores the importance of not only proceeding with biopsy in atypical cases of orbital myositis but to also taper steroids prior to biopsy."
03/01/2020 - "Orbital myositis occurs in a typical acute steroid responsive form, but atypical forms related to specific autoimmune and inflammatory conditions are increasingly recognized. "
07/01/2005 - "We describe 2 patients (17 and 13 years of age) with refractory, steroid-dependent, recurrent nonspecific orbital myositis not controlled with standard immunosuppressive medications. "

07/01/2005 - "Treatment of orbital myositis with adalimumab (Humira)."
06/01/2011 - "Adalimumab for recurrent orbital myositis in Crohn's disease: report of a case with a 3-year follow-up."
04/04/2013 - "We report the use of adalimumab (Abbott, Canada, Inc.) for orbital myositis in a patient with Crohn's disease who discontinued infliximab (Janssen, Canada, Inc.) and review of the published literature. "
04/04/2013 - "Adalimumab for orbital myositis in a patient with Crohn's disease who discontinued infliximab: a case report and review of the literature."
04/04/2013 - "Treatment with 80 mg per day prednisone with tapering dose and adalimumab, induction and maintenance, resulted in rapid resolution of the orbital myositis and ocular symptoms with no recurrences on follow-up at 10 months. "

01/01/1993 - "Idiopathic orbital myositis: treatment with cyclosporin."
09/01/2009 - "To report on a case of idiopathic orbital myositis with scleritis that was effectively controlled with topical 0.05% cyclosporine A and to provide a review of the literature on the treatment of ocular myositis with scleritis. "
09/01/2022 - "Three months later, she developed bilateral orbital myositis, and received one more pulse therapy, followed by oral prednisolone and cyclosporin. "

12/01/2020 - "Comment: Orbital myositis triggering oxygen-responsive cluster headache."
12/01/2020 - "Comment: Orbital myositis triggering oxygen-responsive cluster headache."
01/01/2020 - "Case report: Orbital myositis triggering oxygen-responsive cluster headache."
01/01/2020 - "Orbital myositis mimicking cluster headache is rare, and not previously reported as an oxygen-responsive headache."
01/01/2020 - "Orbital myositis mimicking cluster headache is a rare clinical entity, and this is the first description of a case of a secondary trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia from orbital myositis responsive to high-flow oxygen. "

01/01/2003 - "Orbital myositis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient during etanercept treatment."
06/01/2006 - "Seventeen cases of inflammatory eye disease (uveitis, scleritis, orbital myositis) believed to be associated with etanercept therapy were found in the recent literature. "
02/01/2012 - "Forty-two cases of inflammatory eye diseases believed to be associated with the use of etanercept have been reported in the literature: 33 uveitis, 8 scleritis, 1 orbital myositis, concerning 16 patients with RA, 10 with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, 14 with ankylosing spondylitis, and 2 with psoriatic spondyloarthropathy. "

04/01/2016 - ""Orbiting around" the orbital myositis: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy."
03/01/1997 - "Although orbital myositis usually responds to prompt systemic therapy, recurrent or persistent episodes often require prolonged therapy. "
09/01/1997 - "It is important to recognize that orbital myositis may be an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease so that the diagnosis can be made and appropriate therapy commenced."
03/01/2008 - "The symptoms were improved after antiviral therapy and a follow-up MRI showed resolution of orbital myositis. "
01/01/2021 - ", patients with orbital myositis have an excellent response to high-dose corticosteroid therapy, but the risk of recurrence or refractoriness is not negligible."

01/01/2023 - "This study supports the role of infliximab in treating refractory orbital myositis and this was associated with clinical improvement, decreasing relapse rate with dose reduction of conventional treatment."
04/04/2013 - "Treatment with 80 mg per day prednisone with tapering dose and adalimumab, induction and maintenance, resulted in rapid resolution of the orbital myositis and ocular symptoms with no recurrences on follow-up at 10 months. "

08/01/2017 - "Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation."
02/01/2006 - "This case report underlines the importance of early and repeated monitoring of cardiac function, if orbital myositis is suspected, in order to consider cardiac transplantation, the only efficacious treatment of giant cell myocarditis, in time."

11/01/2004 - "We report two cases of idiopathic orbital myositis treated with radiation therapy (RT). "
11/01/2004 - "Radiation therapy for idiopathic orbital myositis: two case reports and literature review."
03/01/1997 - "Based on a long-term follow-up of six patients who received irradiation of 20 Gy, radiotherapy appears ineffective in stopping recurrent orbital myositis."

01/01/2016 - "We report a case of orbital myositis of the superior rectus muscle-levator complex masquerading as nonspecific orbital inflammation but corresponding in location to a known braided polyester "chicken suture" placed 20 years earlier during strabismus surgery. "