Kargi SH, Atasoy HT, Sayarlioglu H, Koksal M, Ugurbas SH, Alpay A. Acquired Retraction of the Eye as the First Sign of Myositis.
Strabismus 2009;
13:85-8. [PMID:
16020363 DOI:
10.1080/09273970590935101]
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Abstract
The authors report a patient who was diagnosed with idiopathic orbital myositis based on the findings of diplopia, worse on right gaze, globe retraction on adduction and injection at the lateral muscle tendon insertion of the left eye. Although orbital myositis as a cause of acquired retraction of the eye is rare, they wish to emphasize the importance of globe retraction with injection over the recti as an important clue for the diagnosis of orbital myositis.
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