Course: Orbital Inflammation in an Adult With Crohn Disease
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-01-27
A man aged 57 years presented to the emergency department after 3 weeks of bilateral periorbital pain and swelling with associated headaches. He reported diplopia and pain with extraocular movement. There were no constitutional, dermatologic, or neurologic symptoms. The patient endorsed a history of Crohn disease, and his medication had been changed from infliximab to ustekinumab 6 weeks prior owing to persistent intestinal inflammation.
Clinical examination revealed bilateral periorbital edema, diplopia with decreased abduction in the right eye and decreased adduction in the left eye, chemosis, proptosis, and conjunctival hyperemia (A). Visual acuity and neurologic and fundus examination findings were otherwise normal with no sign of optic neuropathy.
Educational Objective
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
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