Affiliations 

  • 1 Departments of *Ophthalmology, †Obstetric and Gynaecology, and ‡Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, 2013 3 28;30(1):e13-5.
PMID: 23531952 DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31828957ae

Abstract

Myositis is a rare unknown inflammatory disorder of the skeletal muscle tissue. Generalized inflammatory myopathies, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis have been reported during pregnancy. Isolated orbital myositis in pregnancy has not been previously described in the literature. The authors report a case of left isolated orbital myositis in a primigravida at 38 weeks gestation affecting the patient's left lateral rectus muscle. MRI of the orbit was consistent with the diagnosis. She showed remarkable clinical improvement with oral corticosteroids therapy.

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