Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report
Authors:
Ilyas El Kassimi,
Adil Rkiouak,
Salah-Eddine Hammi,
Youssef Sekkach
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.
Keywords: Exophthalmos, systemic sarcoidosis, orbital involvement, corticosteroids.
Authors
Correspondence to:
Ilyas El Kassimi, Department of Internal Medicine, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco dr.elkassimiilyas@gmail
Publication history:
Received 24 Aug 2018
Revised 27 Aug 2018
Accepted 28 Aug 2018
Published in print 12 Oct 2018
Kassimi IE, Rkiouak A, Hammi S, Sekkach Y. Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi IE, Rkiouak A, Hammi S, Sekkach Y. Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=5290 [Access: September 14, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi IE, Rkiouak A, Hammi S, Sekkach Y. Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi IE, Rkiouak A, Hammi S, Sekkach Y. Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. EJMCR. (2018), [cited September 14, 2024]; 2(3): 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi, I. E., Rkiouak, . A., Hammi, . S. & Sekkach, . Y. (2018) Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. EJMCR, 2 (3), 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi, Ilyas El, Adil Rkiouak, Salah-Eddine Hammi, and Youssef Sekkach. 2018. Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (3), 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi, Ilyas El, Adil Rkiouak, Salah-Eddine Hammi, and Youssef Sekkach. "Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 (2018), 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi, Ilyas El, Adil Rkiouak, Salah-Eddine Hammi, and Youssef Sekkach. "Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2.3 (2018), 108-110. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149
Kassimi, I. E., Rkiouak, . A., Hammi, . S. & Sekkach, . Y. (2018) Bilateral Exophthalmos caused by Systemic Sarcoidosis: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (3), 108-110. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1535106149