Systemic diseases involving the orbit

A variety of systemic pathological processes may involve the eye and the surrounding orbital adnexae. CT and MRI of the orbit have become useful clinical adjuvants, not only in establishment of the diagnosis, but also in suggesting the appropriate clinical treatment, sometimes preventing needless bi...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 1998-06, Vol.19 (3), p.292-308
Main Authors: McKinnon, Sally G, Gentry, Lindell R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis
Diabetes Complications
Female
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - complications
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - diagnosis
Graves Disease - complications
Graves Disease - diagnosis
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - complications
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - diagnosis
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - complications
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Orbital Diseases - diagnosis
Orbital Diseases - etiology
Sarcoidosis - complications
Sarcoidosis - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A variety of systemic pathological processes may involve the eye and the surrounding orbital adnexae. CT and MRI of the orbit have become useful clinical adjuvants, not only in establishment of the diagnosis, but also in suggesting the appropriate clinical treatment, sometimes preventing needless biopsy. Grave's disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis may all present initially with orbital disease before the onset of systemic manifestations. Idiopathic inflammatory disease of the orbit and lymphoproliferative disease of the orbit continue to remain radiological and clinical challenges. The article discusses the CT and MRI appearance of many of the common systemic diseases in adults with attention to features useful in clinical practice as well as in differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1016/S0887-2171(98)90013-0