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Granulomatosis con poliangeítis que se presenta como dolor en cavidad anoftálmica
Lyvia J Zhang1, Nita Bhat1, Justin Houts1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|January 7, 2026
Resumen
La granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA) puede causar dolor en la cavidad anoftálmica, incluso sin inflamación típica. El diagnóstico y tratamiento rápidos de la GPA resolvieron el dolor persistente en la cavidad del paciente, lo que resalta su importancia en el diagnóstico diferencial.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oftalmología
- Reumatología
- Vasculitis sistémica
Sus antecedentes:
- Las manifestaciones oculares y orbitarias son comunes en la granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA).
- El dolor en cavidad anoftálmica puede ser debilitante y difícil de diagnosticar.
- El trauma orbitario previo puede complicar el diagnóstico diferencial del dolor en cavidad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar un caso de dolor en cavidad anoftálmica secundario a granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA).
- Enfatizar la importancia de considerar la GPA en el diagnóstico diferencial del dolor persistente en cavidad anoftálmica, incluso en ausencia de signos característicos.
Principales métodos:
- Informe de caso de un paciente con anoftalmos bilateral que presenta dolor refractario en la cavidad izquierda.
- Se consideró el diagnóstico inicial de neuralgia orbitaria debido a fracturas orbitarias previas.
- El diagnóstico de GPA se estableció mediante un estudio sistémico tras el diagnóstico de neumonía.
Principales resultados:
- El paciente experimentó varias semanas de dolor en la cavidad izquierda sin respuesta a analgésicos y esteroides orales.
- Las imágenes no mostraron inflamación periorbitaria ni lesiones orbitarias.
- El dolor en la cavidad se resolvió por completo después de iniciar el tratamiento sistémico para la GPA.
Conclusiones:
- La granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA) debe incluirse en el diagnóstico diferencial del dolor en cavidad anoftálmica.
- La ausencia de inflamación periorbitaria o lesiones orbitarias no excluye la GPA como causa de dolor en cavidad.
- El tratamiento sistémico de la GPA condujo a la resolución del dolor refractario en cavidad anoftálmica.
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