Adult xanthogranulomatous disease of the orbit refers to a heterogeneous group of clinical syndromes with differing degrees of systemic involvement and distinct prognoses. The different syndromes all present clinically with progressively enlarging, yellowish lesions of the orbit. Histologically, the lesions are characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate of foam cells and Touton-type multinucleated giant cells. The xanthomatized histiocytes are CD68+, S100-, and CD1a-. There are 4 clinical forms of xanthogranulomatous disease of the orbit: adult xanthogranulomatous disease of the orbit, adult onset asthma and periocular xanthogranuloma, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, and Erdheim-Chester disease. The treatment of local lesions are treated with systemic corticosteroids and other immunosuppressors. Vemurafenib, tocilizumab, and sirolimus have shown promising results in systemic disease.
Keywords: Adult xanthogranulomatous disease of the orbit; Células gigantes multinucleadas tipo Touton; Enfermedad xantogranulomatosa orbitaria del adulto; Enfermedades inflamatorias granulomatosas; Foam cells; Granulomatous inflammatory diseases; Histiocitos espumosos; Histiocitosis; Histiocytosis; Touton-type multinucleated giant cells.
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