Orbital Myositis
"Orbital Myositis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the extraocular muscle of the eye. It is characterized by swelling which can lead to ischemia, fibrosis, or ORBITAL PSEUDOTUMOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D055622
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.594.728 C10.668.491.562.537 C11.675.426
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| Concept/Terms |
Orbital Myositis- Orbital Myositis
- Myositides, Orbital
- Orbital Myositides
- Myositis, Orbital
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orbital Myositis" by people in Profiles.
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Bennion J, Harris MA, Sivak-Callcott JA, Nguyen J. Bilateral diffuse orbital myositis in a patient with relapsing ulcerative colitis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Sep-Oct; 28(5):e119-20.
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Wolf AB, Yang MB, Archer SM. Postoperative myositis in reoperated extraocular muscles. J AAPOS. 2007 Aug; 11(4):373-6.