A unique case of orbital inflammatory syndrome following COVID-19 infection

Orbital inflammatory disease is a rarely reported complication of COVID-19 infection. We report a unique case of bilateral orbital myositis in a 12-year-old boy who tested positive for COVID-19 without typical systemic symptoms. Workup for other infectious and inflammatory etiologies was negative. A...

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Autores principales: Miglani, Trisha, Mohammed, Taariq, Jensen, Allison, Bregman, Jana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2022
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9527193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36195133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.267
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Sumario:Orbital inflammatory disease is a rarely reported complication of COVID-19 infection. We report a unique case of bilateral orbital myositis in a 12-year-old boy who tested positive for COVID-19 without typical systemic symptoms. Workup for other infectious and inflammatory etiologies was negative. After failing both oral and intravenous antibiotics, the patient was started on high-dose systemic steroids, with significant clinical improvement after 24 hours, thus confirming the inflammatory etiology of his presentation. [Image: see text]

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