Vasculitis of the Orbit (Kennerdell Case 43, PPT)

Update Item Information
Identifier Kennerdell_case43_voto.ppt
Title Vasculitis of the Orbit (Kennerdell Case 43, PPT)
Creator John S. Kennerdell, MD (1935-2017)
Affiliation Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subject Proptosis; Exophthalmos; Conjunctiva; Orbit; Vasculitis; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Steroid Therapy; Prednisone; Cytoxan; Tumor Debulking
Description History: A 68-year-old man who was referred with a proptosed painful right eye with visual acuity depressed to 20/30 and a limitation of motion of the right eye. Anatomy: Conjunctiva; Orbit. Disease Diagnosis: Vasculitis. Neuroimaging: Axial CT scan showing a large nasal lesion causing right proptosis and lateral displacement of the right eye. Ocular Movements: Limited motion of the right eye. Pathology: The excision of the bulk of the lesion with a photomicrograph showing a pattern of vasculitis of the orbit. Photomicrograph of the lesion with the vascular inflammation demonstrated centrally. Presenting Symptom: Proptosed painful right eye with visual acuity depressed to 20/30 and a limitation of motion of the right eye. Treatment: Debulking and treatment of the lesion with a combination of Cytoxan and prednisone over a period of six months.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: John S. Kennerdell Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Kennerdell/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s65h7hzn
Setname ehsl_novel_jsk
ID 180130
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h7hzn
Back to Search Results