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EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 108-110


Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report

Ilyas El Kassimi, Adil Rkiouak, Salah-Eddine Hammi, Youssef Sekkach.




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Background: Ocular involvement, although common in sarcoidosis, granulomatous infiltration of the orbital tissue remains very rare.
Case Presentation: We describe the case of a 55-year-old man who presented bilateral protrusion of eyeballs that had been evolving for 1 year. Clinical examination found an axial and non-pulsatile bilateral exophthalmos with cervical lymphadenopathy. CT and MRI showed infiltration of oculomotor muscles. Biopsy of salivary glands showed chronic inflammatory granulomatous infiltration without caseous necrosis. There was a significant rapid improvement with the use of a steroid as primary therapy.
Conclusion: Sarcoidosis may be a part of exophthalmos causes, after ruling out the main causes which include: Graves' disease, carotid-cavernous fistula, tumors, and infectious causes.

Key words: Exophthalmos, systemic sarcoidosis, orbital involvement, corticosteroids.






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