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01-12-2011 | Poster presentation
Inflammatory lesions of the orbit: a single paediatric rheumatology centre experience
Authors:
EL Boulter, D Eleftheriou, NJ Sebire, C Edelsten, PA Brogan
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Inflammatory lesions of the orbit encompass a wide range of pathological processes, including Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG), sarcoidosis and related entitities, systemic lupus erythematosus, orbital myositis, Graves’ orbitopathy, foreign body, and idiopathic orbital inflammation (also known as orbital pseudotumour), amongst others. There is a paucity of literature on this presentation as it is rare in children and diagnosis may be challenging. …