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. 2021 Nov 1;36(11):2163–2171. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01819-0

Table 4.

Inflammatory conditions: treatment modalities and outcomes.

Treatment modality
Condition Observation Chemotherapy Corticosteroids Steroids and immunosuppression Steroids and chemotherapy NSAID Steroids, immunosuppresion, radiotherapy Steroids and surgery Surgery Unknown
IgG4-RD n = 20 1 (5) 7 (35) 6 (30) 3 (15) 1 (5) 1 (5) 1 (5)
IOID n = 20 9 (45) 8 (40) 1 (5) 1 (5) 1 (5)
Sarcoidosis n = 11 1 (9.1) 7 (63.6) 2 (18.2) 1 (9.1)
Xanthogranulomatous disease n = 8 2 (25) 2 (25) 3 (37.5) 1 (12.5)
EBV dacryoadenitis n = 2 1 (50) 1 (50)
Viral dacryoadenitis n = 2 2 (100)
GPA n = 2 2 (100)
Sjogren’s n = 2 1 (50) 1 (50)
Unspecified vasculitis n = 1 1 (100)
Eosinophilic asthma n = 1 1 (100)
Total n = 69 14 (20.3) 2 (2.9) 24 (34.8) 12 (17.4) 9 (13.0) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4) 3 (4.3) 2 (2.9)

All results expressed as: n (% of patients with that specific diagnosis).

EBV Epstein-Barr virus, GPA Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, IOID Idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease, IgG4-RD IgG4-related disease.