IOI cases |
Clinical presentation |
Management |
Our case |
28 years old woman Unilateral swelling in the right orbit for more than 10 years Proptosis of the right eye and ptosis MRI Orbit showed proptotic right eye globe with extra-conal enhancing soft tissue |
3 cycles of RTX IV monotherapy |
Case 1 [5] |
67 years old man Chronic swelling of the left lower eyelid Normal visual acuity and ocular motility of the left eye Palpable mass at the lower eyelid |
1.0–1.5 mg/kg of oral prednisone per day for 1 week and taper Intraorbital RTX at a dose of 10 mg once a week for the first month then a second complete cycle of 4 RTX IV injections |
Case 2 [5] |
54 years old man Right eye proptosis, diplopia in left lateral gaze and mild ptosis Visual acuity 0.2 logMaR in the right eye Palpable mass in thesuperotemporal orbital quadrant Inferomedial ocular globe displacement |
1.0–1.5 mg/kg of oral prednisone per day for 2 weeks and taper Intraorbital RTX at a dose of 10 mg, followed by a complete cycle of RTX 4 months after the Intraorbital dose RTX |
Case 3 [5] |
41 years old woman Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on levothyroxine One-year history of pain in the superotemporal left orbit Visual acuity 0.2 logMaR in the left eye and 0.0 logMaR in the right eye Left ocular globe medially displaced by a palpable mass under the superotemporal orbital rim Upper eyelid erythema and edema, and ptosis and pain on left eye movements |
1.0–1.5 mg/kg of prednisone per day for 1 week and taper Intraorbital RTX at a dose of 10 mg once a week for 4 weeks |
Case 4 [6] |
56 years old woman Hemochromatosis Painful, red, and swollen right eye Visual acuity 6/9 on the right, 6/6 on the left. Radiation of the pain to the right hemifacial and intracranial area Proptosis, excessive tearing, painful and restricted eye movements Intraocular pressure mildly elevated |
Oral prednisolone for 12 months Azathioprine 100–150 mg and cyclosporin 100–300 mg) failed to produce meaningful results Methotrexate 10 mg weekly Targeted low-dose radiation therapy RTX 1000 mg intravenous infusion administered on day 1 and day 15, repeated every 6 months over a period of 3 years |
Case 5 [7] |
43 years old woman 17-Year history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis 4-month history of diplopia Visual acuity 0.6 right eye and 0.0 left eye, best corrected on logMAR. Right-side proptosis, ptosis and diplopia on lateral gaze Restriction of movement in the right eye and reduction in vision Mild right-side proptosis and persistent choroidal folds affecting the right macula |
Rheumatoid arthritis was very well controlled on adalimumab 3 pulses of IV methylprednisolone 250 mg Methotrexate 5 mg/week and folic acid 5 mg 3 days/week One cycle of RTX infusionsadministered 2 weeks apart |