Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: The clinical records and computed tomography scans of patients with orbital myositis who presented at the Orbital Center Amsterdam between 1977 and 1991 were studied for the clinical course and therapeutic outcome. Recurrences were defined as a new attack of the same or another extraocular muscle as the primary affected, in the same or the other orbit. RESULTS: The study group comprised 16 patients. All patients responded to initial treatment with oral corticosteroids (14/16) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID) (2/16). Of these 16 patients, 9 (56%) had 1 or more recurrences. Recurrences responded to repeated courses of corticosteroids, NSAID, or 20 Gy irradiation. Despite radiotherapy in six patients, recurrences continued to occur within a mean period of 2.7 years (range, 0.5 month-8.8 years). The mean follow-up after initial therapy in general was 9.7 years (range, 2.6-16.9 years), and after radiotherapy, in particular, was 7.4 years (range, 4.1-10.5 years). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | I Mombaerts, L Koornneef |
Journal | Ophthalmology
(Ophthalmology)
Vol. 104
Issue 3
Pg. 402-8
(Mar 1997)
ISSN: 0161-6420 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9082263
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Prednisone
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myositis
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Oculomotor Muscles
(pathology)
- Orbital Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Prednisone
(therapeutic use)
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Recurrence
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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