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Extraocular muscle involvement in sarcoidosis
W T Cornblath1, V Elner, M Rolfe
1Department of Ophthalmology, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48105.
Ophthalmology
|April 1, 1993
Summary
This study presents a rare case of sarcoidosis affecting extraocular muscles in a teenage boy, leading to painful ophthalmoplegia. Treatment with corticosteroids effectively resolved the symptoms, highlighting a novel manifestation of this inflammatory disease.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Rheumatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with diverse ocular and orbital manifestations.
- Uveitis and dacryoadenitis are common, but extraocular muscle involvement is rare.
- This report details a 15-year-old boy with symptomatic extraocular muscle sarcoidosis.