Rodrigues Morais, Joana and Rodrigues Santos, Raquel and Pires Costa, Paula and Fonseca, Tomás and Farinha, Fátima (2021) Refractory Orbital Myositis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Role for Rituximab. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (12). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Orbital myositis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare entity with risk of serious complications. Timely treatment with effective immunosuppressors is desirable.We report a case of a 32-year-old female patient with SLE who presented with an acute ocular pain and extraorbital muscle thickening, consistent with orbital myositis.Association with SLE was made after exclusion of other aetiologies. Due to refractoriness to steroids, off-label rituximab was initiated with clinical and imaging parameter improvement.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Orbital myositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, corticosteroid, rituximab |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 16:44 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 16:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21770 |
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