Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection
We present a patient who was admitted for eye swelling, pain, and discharge, with CT orbits with contrast demonstrating inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal glands and surrounding tissue. He was found to have an HCV infection for unknown duration upon further investigation. All other workup...
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| description | We present a patient who was admitted for eye swelling, pain, and discharge, with CT orbits with contrast demonstrating inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal glands and surrounding tissue. He was found to have an HCV infection for unknown duration upon further investigation. All other workup (autoimmune, rheumatic, and infectious) was unrevealing. The patient was diagnosed with orbital pseudotumor as an extrahepatic complication of chronic HCV infection, and he was managed with prednisone which dramatically decreased his eye swelling and pain. Steroid treatment may serve as a bridge to suppress symptoms of extrahepatic manifestations, especially in ocular cases, while HCV-infected patients await treatment to eradicate their HCV infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-483f3dbe62fb4d07bb8d7711986376132025-02-03T06:07:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/54989535498953Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV InfectionOwen Huang0Tina Shah1Divya Sundarapandiyan2Matthew J. Akiyama3Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USAMontefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USAMontefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USAMontefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USAWe present a patient who was admitted for eye swelling, pain, and discharge, with CT orbits with contrast demonstrating inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal glands and surrounding tissue. He was found to have an HCV infection for unknown duration upon further investigation. All other workup (autoimmune, rheumatic, and infectious) was unrevealing. The patient was diagnosed with orbital pseudotumor as an extrahepatic complication of chronic HCV infection, and he was managed with prednisone which dramatically decreased his eye swelling and pain. Steroid treatment may serve as a bridge to suppress symptoms of extrahepatic manifestations, especially in ocular cases, while HCV-infected patients await treatment to eradicate their HCV infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5498953 |
| spellingShingle | Owen Huang Tina Shah Divya Sundarapandiyan Matthew J. Akiyama Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection |
| title_full | Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection |
| title_fullStr | Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection |
| title_short | Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection |
| title_sort | orbital pseudotumor as an extrahepatic complication of chronic hcv infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5498953 |
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