The clinical presentation and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of an infant with idiopathic orbital inflammation

Susannah Brown; Samyuktha Melachuri; Rao V Chundury; Miguel Reyes-Múgica; Srikala Narayanan; Roxana Fu

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.01.004

The clinical presentation and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of an infant with idiopathic orbital inflammation

J AAPOS. 2022 Apr;26(2):98-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.01.004. Epub 2022 Feb 11.

Authors

Susannah Brown¹, Samyuktha Melachuri², Rao V Chundury³, Miguel Reyes-Múgica⁴, Srikala Narayanan⁵, Roxana Fu⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska, Omaha.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: fur3@upmc.edu.

PMID: 35151874
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.01.004

Abstract

Idiopathic orbital inflammation is rare in the pediatric population, particularly infants. It can be mistaken either for orbital infection or malignant tumors. We report the case of a 9-month-old previously healthy white boy who presented with right upper eyelid swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an abnormal T2-hypointense enhancing lesion within the extraconal superior right orbit.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Eyelids
Humans
Infant
Inflammation / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Orbit* / diagnostic imaging
Orbit* / pathology