A Case of Orbital Pseudotumor Associated with Periscleritis

ABSTRACT

Idiopathic orbital inflammation or pseudotumor is an inflammatory swellings of the orbital contents and has the false clinical impression of a neoplasm. Clinically, the disease can be further characterized according to which orbital structure is predominantly involved myositis, periscleritis, trochleitis, perineuritis and dacryoadenitis. The authors experienced a 22-year-old male patient who had complained of headache, proptosis, decreased visual acuity and ocular pain on his both eyes, 11 weeks before admission. According to orbital CT finding and ocular examination he was diagnosed as orbital pseudotumor associated with periscleritis. After the medical treatment his symptoms were significantly improved. In this article we present our case with a brief review of the literature related to orbital psudotumor.