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Caroline Wilson1, Jonathan Lai2, Adam Morton1
1Queensland Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Australia.
A case of a 29-year-old woman who presented at 25 weeks' gestation with acute onset of painful diplopia and periorbital swelling is presented. Following further investigation, a diagnosis of idiopathic acute lateral rectus myositis was established. Her condition resolved following a 4-week course of oral prednisolone without recurrence. A healthy female was delivered at 40 weeks' gestation. The presenting features, differential diagnosis, treatment and course of orbital myositis are discussed.
A case of a 29-year-old woman who presented at 25 weeks' gestation with acute onset of painful diplopia and periorbital swelling is presented. Following further investigation, a diagnosis of idiopathic acute lateral rectus myositis was established. Her condition resolved following a 4-week course of oral prednisolone without recurrence. A healthy female was delivered at 40 weeks' gestation. The presenting features, differential diagnosis, treatment and course of orbital myositis are discussed.
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