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Inflammatory pseudotumor of orbit

MedGen UID:: 43140
•Concept ID:: C0085270
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Inflammatory Pseudotumor of Orbit; Inflammatory Pseudotumor, Orbital; Inflammatory Pseudotumors, Orbital; Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumor; Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumors; Orbital Pseudotumor; Orbital Pseudotumors; Pseudotumor, Inflammatory, Orbital; Pseudotumor, Orbital; Pseudotumor, Orbital Inflammatory; Pseudotumors, Orbital
SNOMED CT:	Inflammatory pseudotumor of orbit (72789009); Inflammatory pseudotumor of orbit proper (72789009); Idiopathic orbital inflammation (72789009); Chronic pseudotumor (72789009); Orbital pseudotumor (72789009)

Definition

A nonspecific tumor-like inflammatory lesion in the ORBIT of the eye. It is usually composed of mature LYMPHOCYTES; PLASMA CELLS; MACROPHAGES; LEUKOCYTES with varying degrees of FIBROSIS. Orbital pseudotumors are often associated with inflammation of the extraocular muscles (ORBITAL MYOSITIS) or inflammation of the lacrimal glands (DACRYOADENITIS). [from MeSH]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVInflammatory pseudotumor of orbit

Disease of orbital part of eye adnexa
- Inflammatory pseudotumor of orbit

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor: new advances in diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment.

Fang Y, Shen B, Dai Q, Xie Q, Wu W, Wang M
Eur J Med Res 2023 Oct 4;28(1):395. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01330-0. PMID: 37794419 Free PMC Article

Clinical utility of curcumin extract.

Asher GN, Spelman K
Altern Ther Health Med 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):20-2. PMID: 23594449

Diagnosis and management of orbital pseudotumor.

Jacobs D, Galetta S
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2002 Dec;13(6):347-51. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200212000-00001. PMID: 12441835

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