Abstract

MATAIX, B.; LOPEZ-NAVARRETE, E.; LOPEZ-DOMINGUEZ, M.  and  ANGELES, R.. Sclerotic inflammation of the orbit and multifocal fibrosclerosis syndrome. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2008, vol.83, n.4, pp.263-266. ISSN 0365-6691.

Clinical case: A fifty-two-year-old woman consulted our department because of a bilateral proptosis. The appearance of acute symptoms suggestive of a digestive disorder during her admission to hospital for the study of the proptosis, led to a diagnosis of multifocal fibrosclerosis with simultaneous affliction of orbital tissue, mesenteric fat and the brain stem. Discussion: Idiopathic Sclerotic Inflammation of the orbit is a rare pathological entity, with similar clinical and radiological characteristics to orbital pseudo-tumour. The differential diagnosis is important because both these conditions differ in treatment and prognosis.

Keywords : Proptosis; sclerotic inflammation of the orbit; inflammatory pseudotumour of the orbit; sclerosing mesenteritis; multifocal fibrosclerosis syndrome.

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