Idiopathic orbital myositis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Idiopathic orbital myositis. This is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the extraocular muscles. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Description
- This is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the extraocular muscles
- It may affect single or multiple muscles
- It usually affects young adult females
- The recti are more frequently affected than the oblique muscles
- The levator palpabrae superioris is occasionally affected
- It follows an acute, chronic or recurrent course
Classification
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Clinical features
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Differential diagnosis: inflammatory
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Differential diagnosis: infectious
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Differential diagnosis: drug-induced
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Differential diagnosis: other medical
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Differential diagnosis: neurological disorders
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Investigations
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Treatment
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Synonyms
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References
- Schoser BG. Ocular myositis: diagnostic assessment, differential diagnoses, and therapy of a rare muscle disease-five new cases and review. Clin Ophthalmol 2007; 1:37-42.
- Costa RM, Dumitrascu OM, Gordon LK. Orbital myositis: diagnosis and management. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2009; 9:316-323.
- Fraser CL, Skalicky SE, Gurbaxani A, McCluskey P. Ocular myositis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2013; 13:315-321.
- McNab AA. Orbital myositis: a comprehensive review and reclassification. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020; 36:109-117.
- Franco J, Lee NG. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as recurrent, multifocal orbital myositis. Orbit 2021; 40:529-531.
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