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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 14, No. 11, 2015, pp. 2135-2138
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Bioline Code: pr15281
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 14, No. 11, 2015, pp. 2135-2138
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A Case Study on Idiopathic Orbital Pseudotumor: Surgery and Steroid Treatment
Zhu, Jian-Feng; Zhan, Wei-Jiao; Wang, Li-Hua & Wang, Yan-Hong
Abstract
This is a case study of five isolated orbital nerve inflammatory pseudotumor cases presenting with
protrusion and visual acuity of the right eye. Optic disk edema was observed by ophthalmoscopy. Plain
and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used to examine the orbital fat and
enlargement of the right optic nerve sheath along with orbital magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic
test. The visual acuity (VA) of all the admitted patients was 1.5/20. All the patients reported attacks of
retrobulbar pain and severe headache at fairly regular intervals. The patients on clinical examination
were found to have protrusion, reduced visual acuity of the right eye with an ipsilateral afferent pupillary
defect. There was no motility of the right eye and the exophthalmos of the right part was 27 mm. On
examination, patients were diagnosed to have idiopathic orbital inflammation and received steroid
therapy for 6 months. Thereafter, patients received surgical treatment to remove the superior wall of the
orbit followed by cortisone therapy for a further 6 months. The follow-up examination of the patients for
one year revealed a gradual improvement in the vision of all the patients. The VA of the right eye for all
the patients was 6/20, and the exophthalmos was now around 19 mm. Thus, a dramatic response to
surgery and steroid treatment was observed in all the patients.
Keywords
Orbital fat; Visual acuity; Optic disk edema; Optic nerve; Cortisone therapy
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