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Demirci H, Ciftci S, Teo HMT, Demirci FY, Shinder R, Elner VM. Intralesional or intraorbital rituximab injection for the management of biopsy-proven idiopathic orbital inflammation involving the lacrimal gland. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2024; 59:e496-e500. [PMID: 37995759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2023.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of intralesional rituximab injection for the management of idiopathic orbital inflammation (IOI) involving the lacrimal gland, which is the most common subtype. METHOD Eighteen consecutive patients with biopsy-proven IOI involving the lacrimal gland were included. Rituximab (50 mg/5 mL) was injected intralesionally at monthly intervals. RESULTS Clinically, all patients presented with upper eyelid swelling and ptosis. Most patients (56%) had periocular pain and a palpable superotemporal mass. Biopsies showed chronic inflammation without fibrosis in 14 patients (78%) and chronic inflammation and fibrosis in 4 patients (22%). Intralesional rituximab was injected once in 1 patient (6%) because of complete response after the first injection, twice in 11 patients (61%), and 3 times in 6 patients (33%) because of partial response after 2 injections. After a mean follow-up of 33 months (median, 33 months; range, 11-59 months), 16 patients (89%) showed a clinical response, including 14 patients (78%) a complete response (i.e., disappearance of all lesions) and 2 patients (11%) with a partial response (i.e., ≤30% decrease in lesion diameter). Two patients (11%) did not respond after 3 injections and were placed on systemic corticosteroid and methotrexate therapies. Two patients (11%) with a complete response developed subsequent recurrence 12 and 49 months after their last injections. Both were treated with 2 additional rituximab injections, 1 month apart, and showed complete response when examined 27 and 11 months after treatment, respectively. CONCLUSION Intralesional rituximab injection may be an effective treatment for IOI involving the lacrimal gland, achieving a 78% complete response rate in this series. Local treatment with rituximab has the potential to avoid the ocular and systemic side effects of corticosteroid and systemic immunosuppressive treatment.
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- Hakan Demirci
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Yoon MK, Lu JE. An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosing Patients Presenting With Orbital Inflammatory Syndromes (An American Ophthalmological Society Thesis). Am J Ophthalmol 2024; 266:156-181. [PMID: 38763497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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PURPOSE The initial management of patients presenting with orbital inflammatory syndromes varies-with some pursuing a diagnostic workup while others treat without any testing. The evidence behind this rationale is limited. A review of patients with orbital inflammation is performed with an analysis of diagnostic testing to develop a workflow for such patients. DESIGN A retrospective review of patients presenting with acute orbital inflammation at a single institution from 2011 to 2020 was conducted. METHODS Orbital imaging was required for inclusion. Patients with high suspicion of neoplasm, bacterial infection, vascular malformation, or thyroid eye disease were excluded. A review of presenting clinical findings, laboratory workup, orbital imaging, and biopsy were performed. Statistical analysis was performed identifying statistically significant diagnostic and treatment maneuvers. RESULTS In total, 172 patients met inclusion criteria (66% female, mean age 46 years). The primary clinical presentation was myositis, dacryoadenitis, and infiltrative in 67, 73, and 32 patients (39.0%, 43.0%, 18.6%, respectively). Laboratory studies were conducted in 145 (84%) while biopsy was performed in 55 (32%). Specific orbital inflammation (SOI) was diagnosed in 29 (16.9%) with the most frequent diagnoses being sarcoidosis, IgG4-related disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The majority (147, 85.5%) was initially treated with steroids, but steroid-sparing agent use was statistically higher in patients with SOI. CONCLUSIONS In patients presenting with orbital inflammatory syndromes, distinguishing myositis, dacryoadenitis, and infiltrative disease has workup and differential diagnosis impacts. Because SOI is relatively common, sequelae of SOI, and potential steroid-sparing therapy needs, diagnosis via an evidence-based systemic approach is critical. NOTE: Publication of this article is sponsored by the American Ophthalmological Society.
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- Michael K Yoon
- From the Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Mass Eye and Ear (MKY), Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School (MKY), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Francisco (JEL), San Francisco, California, USA
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Aryasit O, Amornthatree P, Tsutsumi WD, Sittivarakul W, Geater AF, Tengtrisorn S, Prapakornkovit V. Clinical characteristics, radiologic features, and histopathology of biopsied lacrimal gland tumors. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16615. [PMID: 37789105 PMCID: PMC10547680 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43817-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Herein, we described the clinicopathologic and radiologic features of biopsied lacrimal gland tumors. A retrospective case series of 79 patients treated between 2004 and 2021 was reviewed. The median age was 48.9 years (range 18.3-88.3 years), with 51.9% females. The histopathologic diagnoses were as follows: immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) = 23, reactive lymphoid hyperplasia = 14, lymphoma = 14, nonspecific inflammation = 10, adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) = 9, and pleomorphic adenoma = 9. The proportion of histopathologic diagnoses did not differ significantly over the range of symptom durations (≤ 1 month, > 1-3 months, > 3 months). Patients with ACC had significantly shorter symptom duration and more frequent proptosis than those with pleomorphic adenoma (p = 0.040 and p = 0.009, respectively). Patients with IgG4-RD were older (median 54.3 years) than those with nonspecific inflammation (36.2 years; p = 0.046). Patients with ACC were more likely to present with diplopia than those with lymphoma (p < 0.001). The superior wedge sign increased the likelihood of ACC compared with that of non-epithelial non-malignant lacrimal gland tumors (relative risk ratio = 13.44, p = 0.002). The overall survival of patients with ACC and lymphoma did not differ significantly. Although these patients present with a short symptom duration, urgent orbital imaging, tissue biopsy, and prompt treatment should be performed in patients with lacrimal gland tumors.
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- Orapan Aryasit
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Kohong, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand
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Wai KM, Wolkow N, Yoon MK. Infectious Dacryoadenitis: A Comprehensive Review. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2022; 62:71-86. [PMID: 35325911 DOI: 10.1097/iio.0000000000000412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mechel E, Sheikh A, Rodgers R, Hymowitz M, Cocker R. Actinomyces ductular dacryoadenitis resulting in a lacrimal gland abscess. Orbit 2022; 41:105-107. [PMID: 34130588 DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1939728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lacrimal gland ductulitis is a rare infection of the lacrimal gland ductules. Individuals affected report a history of chronic mucopurulent conjunctivitis with "stringy" discharge. All patients are clinically noted to have an inflamed lacrimal gland ductule. Prior reports have suggested Actinomyces species as the "probable" etiology.We report the findings of a 42-year-old male found to have lacrimal gland ductulitis with a lacrimal gland abscess, confirmed by radiologic studies. Surgical drainage was necessitated and performed. Histopathologic analysis confirmed colonization by Actinomyces species, as well as the presence of sulfur granules. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Actinomyces lacrimal gland ductulitis resulting in a secondary lacrimal gland abscess.
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- Elzbieta Mechel
- Department of Ophthalmology, Northwell Eye Institute, Great Neck, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Will's Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Northwell Eye Institute, Great Neck, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Northwell Eye Institute, Great Neck, New York, USA
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- Northwell Health Department of Pathology, Great Neck, New York, USA
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Wai KM, Locascio JJ, Wolkow N. Bacterial dacryoadenitis: clinical features, microbiology, and management of 45 cases, with a recent uptick in incidence. Orbit 2021; 41:563-571. [PMID: 34455901 DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1966813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To review the clinical features, microbiology, management, and incidence of bacterial dacryoadenitis at our institution. METHODS This was a case series examining patients with bacterial dacryoadenitis from 2004 to 2020. Charts were reviewed for demographics, comorbidities, presenting symptoms and signs, radiology, microbiology, and management. Main outcomes included need for surgical intervention or inpatient admission. RESULTS Forty-five patients with bacterial dacryoadenitis had a mean age of 46.1 years. Presenting symptoms included eyelid edema (100%), extraocular motility restriction (53.3%), and purulent discharge (75.5%). Based on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, 9 (20.5%) patients presented with definite abscess and 15 (34%) presented with a phlegmon or early abscess. Eleven patients (24.4%) required surgical drainage. Twenty patients (44.4%) required admission, for an average stay of 4 days (range 2-8 days). Common organisms included Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. Presence of an early abscess or phlegmon correlated with need for drainage (p < 0.01). Extraocular motility restriction correlated with need for drainage (p = 0.02) and admission (p = 0.05). The incidence of bacterial dacryoadenitis at our institution increased as a percentage of confirmed dacryoadenitis cases; from 2004 to 2010 the incidence was 0 to 9.1% per year, while from 2010 to 2019 the incidence ranged from 7.7 to 36.2%. In 2019, our institution had 17 cases (incidence 36.2%) of bacterial dacryoadenitis. CONCLUSIONS Bacterial dacryoadenitis is a major cause of dacryoadenitis, and its incidence may be increasing. It can resolve with minimal complications if managed appropriately, although some patients may require surgical drainage or admission for intravenous antibiotics.
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- Karen M Wai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Catalyst Biostatistical Unit, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,David G Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Singh S, Selva D. Non-infectious Dacryoadenitis. Surv Ophthalmol 2021; 67:353-368. [PMID: 34081929 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dacryoadenitis is an inflammation of the lacrimal gland that may have various etiologies with similar presentations. Despite more recent elucidation of specific causes, the management has remained largely unchanged. Hence, the condition remains under biopsied with the rationale that empirical treatment with corticosteroids is effective for many of the causes. Dacryoadenitis, however, dacryoadenitis can be the presenting sign of an undiagnosed systemic disease and a mimick for lymphoma; hence, tissue diagnosis and systemic investigations play a vital role. A significant proportion of dacryoadenitis has a specific etiology, and IgG4-related dacryoadenitis is more frequently identified as a cause. We summarize the different types of immune-mediated dacryoadenitis, their clinical findings, histopathology, management, and prognosis. We have also highlighted and formulated practice guidelines for diagnosis and effective treatment based on the underlying systemic disease.
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- Swati Singh
- Center for Ocular Regeneration (CORE), L V Prasad Eye Institute, Telangana, Hyderabad, India.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Kim JS, Liss J. Masses of the Lacrimal Gland: Evaluation and Treatment. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2021; 82:100-106. [PMID: 33777623 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Lacrimal gland lesions account for approximately 9 to 10% of all biopsied orbital masses. Potential causes include nongranulomatous and granulomatous inflammation, autoimmune disease, lymphoproliferative disorders, benign epithelial proliferation, malignant neoplasia, and metastatic disease. Inflammatory lesions and lymphoproliferative disorders are the most common and may be unilateral or bilateral; they may also be localized to the orbit or associated with systemic disease. Both benign and malignant epithelial lacrimal gland masses tend to be unilateral and involve the orbital lobe, but a more rapid onset of symptoms and periorbital pain strongly suggest malignant disease. On orbital imaging, both inflammatory and lymphoproliferative lesions conform to the globe and surrounding structures, without changes in adjacent bone, whereas epithelial lacrimal gland masses often show scalloping of the lacrimal gland fossa. Malignant epithelial lacrimal gland tumors can also have radiographic evidence of bony invasion and destruction. Masses of the lacrimal gland may be due to a broad range of pathologies, and a good working knowledge of common clinical characteristics and radiographic imaging findings is essential for diagnosis and treatment. All patients with inflammatory, lymphoproliferative, and epithelial neoplastic lesions involving the lacrimal gland require long-term surveillance for disease recurrence and progression.
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- Jane S Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Vora Z, Hemachandran N, Sharma S. Imaging of Lacrimal Gland Pathologies: A Radiological Pattern-Based Approach. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2020; 50:738-748. [PMID: 33077289 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Despite their unassuming size, lacrimal glands can have a variety of pathologies affecting them which often poses a diagnostic challenge clinically in view of their nonspecific presentation as palpable lump in the superolateral aspect of the orbit. There are a myriad of pathological entities ranging from inflammatory to neoplastic lesions that can affect the lacrimal glands. Cross-sectional imaging is must for the detection, characterization, and mapping of these lesions. In this pictorial review, we propose a radiological pattern-based approach for various lacrimal gland lesions that provides a working algorithm for radiologists in the evaluation of lacrimal gland pathologies.
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- Zainab Vora
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
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Murthy SI, Das S, Deshpande P, Kaushik S, Dave TV, Agashe P, Goel N, Soni A. Differential diagnosis of acute ocular pain: Teleophthalmology during COVID-19 pandemic - A perspective. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020; 68:1371-1379. [PMID: 32587167 PMCID: PMC7574141 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1267_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ocular pain is a common complaint which forces the patient to seek immediate medical attention. It is the primeval first response of the body to any severe condition of the eye such as trauma, infections and inflammation. The pain can be due to conditions directly affecting the eye and ocular adnexa; or indirect which would manifest as referred pain from other organ structures such as the central nervous system. Paradoxically, there are several minor and non-sight threatening conditions, which also leads to ocular pain and does not merit urgent hospital visits. In this perspective, we intend to provide guidelines to the practising ophthalmologist for teleconsultation when a patient complains of pain with focus on how to differentiate the various diagnoses that can be managed over teleconsultation and those requiring emergency care in the clinic. These guidelines can decrease unnecessary hospital visits, which is the need of the hour in the pandemic era and also beyond. Patients who are under quarantine and those who are unable to travel would be benefitted, and at the same time, the burden of increased patient load in busy hospital systems can be reduced.
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- Somasheila I Murthy
- Department of Cornea, The Cornea Institute, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Cornea and Anterior Segment, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Glaucoma, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neurophthalmology K.B. Haji Bachooali Eye Hospital and Agashe Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Crystal Clear Eye Institute and Apex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Mombaerts I, Ramberg I, Coupland SE, Heegaard S. Diagnosis of orbital mass lesions: clinical, radiological, and pathological recommendations. Surv Ophthalmol 2019; 64:741-756. [PMID: 31276737 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The orbit can harbor mass lesions of various cellular origins. The symptoms vary considerably according to the nature, location, and extent of the disease and include common signs of proptosis, globe displacement, eyelid swelling, and restricted eye motility. Although radiological imaging tools are improving, with each imaging pattern having its own differential diagnosis, orbital mass lesions often pose a diagnostic challenge. To provide an accurate, specific, and sufficiently comprehensive diagnosis, to optimize clinical management and estimate prognosis, pathological examination of a tissue biopsy is essential. Diagnostic orbital tissue biopsy is obtained through a minimally invasive orbitotomy procedure or, in selected cases, fine needle aspiration. The outcome of successful biopsy, however, is centered on its representativeness, processing, and interpretation. Owing to the often small volume of the orbital biopsies, artifacts in the specimens should be limited by careful peroperative tissue handling, fixation, processing, and storage. Some orbital lesions can be characterized on the basis of cytomorphology alone, whereas others need ancillary molecular testing to render the most reliable diagnosis of therapeutic, prognostic, and predictive value. Herein, we review the diagnostic algorithm for orbital mass lesions, using clinical, radiological, and pathological recommendations, and discuss the methods and potential pitfalls in orbital tissue biopsy acquisition and analysis.
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- Ilse Mombaerts
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Eye Pathology, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Eye Pathology, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yeşiltaş YS, Gündüz AK. Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation: Review of Literature and New Advances. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2018; 25:71-80. [PMID: 30122852 PMCID: PMC6071347 DOI: 10.4103/meajo.meajo_44_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Idiopathic orbital inflammation (IOI) is a benign inflammatory condition usually confined to the orbit but extraorbital extension can also occur. IOI has been classified into categories including anterior, diffuse, posterior or apical, myositis, and dacryoadenitis. Other rare types of IOI include periscleritis, perineuritis, and focal mass. Diagnosis is based on careful history, clinical findings, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings. An orbital biopsy is usually done for accessible orbital lesions such as dacryoadenitis. For other types such as myositis and apical IOI where surgery is difficult or dangerous, orbital biopsy is not initially considered. The mainstay of therapy consists of systemic corticosteroids, but other options including external beam radiotherapy, antimetabolites, alkylating agents, T-cell/calcineurin inhibitors, lymphocyte inhibitors, tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors, and surgical debulking have also been used.
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- Yağmur Seda Yeşiltaş
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Pimpha O, Vahdani K, Kim YD. Bilateral idiopathic dacryoadenitis associated with bony erosions mimicking lacrimal gland malignancy. Can J Ophthalmol 2018; 53:e84-e87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Savoie B, Rodgers R, Gorski M. Lacrimal gland abscesses: Case series and literature review. Orbit 2017; 36:428-432. [PMID: 28812417 DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1337205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Acute dacryoadenitis with abscess formation has been rarely described. We describe four cases that resolved with incision and drainage. This includes a retrospective case series of four patients with radiologically confirmed lacrimal gland abscesses and a review of the reported cases in the literature. Computed tomography showed characteristic rim enhancing collections with central attenuation in all four cases. All patients presented with ptosis, upper eyelid erythema, and severe pain similar to scleritis. Injection of the conjunctiva and sclera was present in two patients, and a third patient presented with expression of purulent discharge onto the ocular surface upon palpation of the lacrimal gland. All patients were treated with intravenous antibiotics and underwent incision and drainage with subsequent improvement. All were monitored for 24 to 48 hours and discharged on oral antibiotics. There were no complications or recurrences. Lacrimal gland abscess formation is a rare complication of dacryoadenitis, and in our experience these patients respond well to incision and drainage in combination with systemic antibiotics.
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- Brian Savoie
- a Department of Ophthalmology , Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine , Great Neck , New York , USA
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- b Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York , New York , USA
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine , Great Neck , New York , USA
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Rosenbaum JT, Choi D, Harrington CA, Wilson DJ, Grossniklaus HE, Sibley CH, Salek SS, Ng JD, Dailey RA, Steele EA, Hayek B, Craven CM, Edward DP, Maktabi AMY, Al Hussain H, White VA, Dolman PJ, Czyz CN, Foster JA, Harris GJ, Bee YS, Tse DT, Alabiad CR, Dubovy SR, Kazim M, Selva D, Yeatts RP, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Silkiss RZ, Sivak-Callcott JA, Stauffer P, Planck SR. Gene Expression Profiling and Heterogeneity of Nonspecific Orbital Inflammation Affecting the Lacrimal Gland. JAMA Ophthalmol 2017; 135:1156-1162. [PMID: 28975236 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.3458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Importance Although a variety of well-characterized diseases, such as sarcoidosis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis, affect the lacrimal gland, many patients with dacryoadenitis are diagnosed as having nonspecific orbital inflammation (NSOI) on the basis of histology and systemic disease evaluation. The ability to further classify the disease in these patients should facilitate selection of effective therapies. Objective To test the a priori hypothesis that gene expression profiles would complement clinical and histopathologic evaluations in identifying well-characterized diseases and in subdividing NSOI into clinically relevant groups. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cohort study, gene expression levels in biopsy specimens of inflamed and control lacrimal glands were measured with microarrays. Stained sections of the same biopsy specimens were used for evaluation of histopathology. Tissue samples of patients were obtained from oculoplastic surgeons at 7 international centers representing 4 countries (United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Taiwan). Gene expression analysis was done at Oregon Health & Science University. Participants were 48 patients, including 3 with granulomatosis with polyangiitis, 28 with NSOI, 7 with sarcoidosis, 4 with thyroid eye disease, and 6 healthy controls. The study dates were March 2012 to April 2017. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was subdivision of biopsy specimens based on gene expression of a published list of approximately 40 differentially expressed transcripts in blood, lacrimal gland, and orbital adipose tissue from patients with sarcoidosis. Stained sections were evaluated for inflammation (none, mild, moderate, or marked), granulomas, nodules, or fibrosis by 2 independent ocular pathologists masked to the clinical diagnosis. Results Among 48 patients (mean [SD] age, 41.6 [19.0] years; 32 [67%] female), the mclust algorithm segregated the biopsy specimens into 4 subsets, with the differences illustrated by a heat map and multidimensional scaling plots. Most of the sarcoidosis biopsy specimens were in subset 1, which had the highest granuloma score. Three NSOI biopsy specimens in subset 1 had no apparent granulomas. Thirty-two percent (9 of 28) of the NSOI biopsy specimens could not be distinguished from biopsy specimens of healthy controls in subset 4, while other examples of NSOI tended to group with gene expression resembling granulomatosis with polyangiitis or thyroid eye disease. The 4 subsets could also be partially differentiated by their fibrosis, granulomas, and inflammation pathology scores but not their lymphoid nodule scores. Conclusions and Relevance Gene expression profiling discloses clear heterogeneity among patients with lacrimal inflammatory disease. Comparison of the expression profiles suggests that a subset of patients with nonspecific dacryoadenitis might have a limited form of sarcoidosis, while other patients with NSOI cannot be distinguished from healthy controls.
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- James T Rosenbaum
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.,Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon.,Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.,Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.,Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.,Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ohio University, Columbus.,Ophthalmic Surgeons and Consultants of Ohio, Columbus
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- Ophthalmic Surgeons and Consultants of Ohio, Columbus.,Department of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veteran's General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Ophthalmology Network, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.,Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon.,Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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Sengor T, Yuzbasioglu E, Aydın Kurna S, Irkec M, Altun A, Kökcen K, Yalcin NG. Dacryoadenitis and extraocular muscle inflammation associated with contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis: A case report and review of the literature. Orbit 2017; 36:43-47. [PMID: 27874294 DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2016.1243132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present report discusses a new case of dacryoadenitis with extraocular muscle inflammation associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in a contact lens wearer. A 41-year-old male, who has worn silicone hydrogel contact lenses on an extended basis for about 10 years, attended with the complaints of vision disturbance, hyperemia, and pain in his right eye. His history revealed that 1.5 month ago, he had been diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis and had used steroid eye drops. Biomicroscopic examination revealed eyelid edema, chemosis, and ring infiltration, radial keratoneuritis and an epithelial defect in the cornea. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated enlarged lacrimal gland with edematous changes consistent with inflammation due to dacryoadenitis. There were also thickening and edema of the right superior oblique and lateral rectus muscle. The treatment protocol for AK was applied with no specific treatment for dacryoadenitis. After 4 months of the treatment, dacryoadenitis and keratitis regressed. Dacryoadenitis and extraocular muscle inflammation may accompany AK more frequently than expected and previously known. The evaluation of the lacrimal gland and extraocular muscles in presence of AK might be beneficial for understanding better the exact clinical picture and course of the keratitis.
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- Tomris Sengor
- a Department of Ophthalmology , Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- b Clinic of Ophthalmology , Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- c Department of Ophthalmology , Hacettepe University , Ankara , Turkey
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- b Clinic of Ophthalmology , Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- b Clinic of Ophthalmology , Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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Mombaerts I, Rose GE, Garrity JA. Orbital inflammation: Biopsy first. Surv Ophthalmol 2016; 61:664-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Jakobiec FA, Syed ZA, Stagner AM, Harris GJ, Rootman J, Yoon MK, Mombaerts I. Orbital Inflammation in Pregnant Women. Am J Ophthalmol 2016; 166:91-102. [PMID: 27038895 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze overlaps between pregnancy and orbital inflammation (OI). DESIGN Retrospective observational case series. METHODS Eight new cases from 1997 to 2015 and 2 previously published cases were identified for inclusion in this investigation to provide the fullest clinical picture. Medical records, imaging studies, and the results of biopsies were reviewed. RESULTS Three categories of association were discovered: (1) OI arising for the first time during pregnancy (5 cases); (2) OI arising within 3 months of delivery (2 cases); and (3) previously diagnosed OI reactivated or exacerbated by pregnancy (3 cases). One patient had a preexistent systemic autoimmune disease and another's was later diagnosed. One patient had attacks during sequential pregnancies. Findings included eyelid swelling and erythema, conjunctival chemosis, pain on eye movement, minimal diplopia, the usual absence of proptosis, and general preservation of visual acuity. Imaging studies disclosed extraocular muscle swelling (8 cases), most frequently of a single lateral rectus muscle. There were 2 cases of dacryoadenitis; 1 of these and an additional case displayed inflammation of the retrobulbar fat. Corticosteroids effected resolution of most symptoms. Singleton births were normal with the exceptions of an intrauterine fetal demise owing to acrania and a molar pregnancy. CONCLUSION OI usually affects a single rectus muscle (typically the lateral) and, less often, the lacrimal gland and is often mild when it arises during or after pregnancy. Independent systemic autoimmune disease is an uncommon feature. Corticosteroids were efficacious except in 1 case with severe orbital scarring. No definitive causal relationships between pregnancy and OI could be established based on the clinical data.
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- Frederick A Jakobiec
- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Idiopathic Dacryoadenitis: Clinical Features, Histopathology, and Treatment Outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol 2016; 163:148-153.e1. [PMID: 26701269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To review the clinical and histologic features of idiopathic dacryoadenitis, and to assess prognostic factors associated with disease recurrence, treatment recalcitrance, and incomplete treatment response. DESIGN Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS setting: Tertiary referral centers. PATIENTS Seventy-nine cases of biopsy-confirmed idiopathic dacryoadenitis. OBSERVATION PROCEDURES The following data were reviewed: age, sex, laterality, symptom onset, clinical presentation, histopathology, treatment response, and recurrence. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Rates of treatment recalcitrance, incomplete treatment response, and recurrence. RESULTS Idiopathic dacryoadenitis patients had a mean age of 50 years, 57% were female, and 16% of cases were bilateral. Fifty-two percent had inflammation extending to adjacent structures on imaging. Twenty percent were recalcitrant to treatment, 17% had an incomplete treatment response, and 15% of patients had a recurrence during a mean follow-up time of 64 months. Risk factors for an incomplete treatment response were male sex (P = .01) and inflammation extending to extraocular muscle (P = .01). A clinical presentation of "classic" dacryoadenitis was a risk factor for treatment recalcitrance (P = .02). Bilateral cases were younger than unilateral cases (P = .004) and had an increased risk of recurrence (P = .05). Sclerosing cases were associated with an insidious onset of symptoms (P = .009), but neither histopathology nor the speed of symptom onset was associated with a poor prognosis. CONCLUSION Thirty-seven percent of idiopathic dacryoadenitis had a poor response to treatment and 15% of cases recurred. The prognostic factors identified in this study have not been reported previously and may inform management.
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