A unique case of orbital inflammatory syndrome following COVID-19 infection.
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Abstract
Orbital inflammatory disease is a rarely reported complication of COVID-19 infection. We report a unique case of bilateral orbital myositis in a 12-year-old boy who tested positive for COVID-19 without typical systemic symptoms. Workup for other infectious and inflammatory etiologies was negative. After failing both oral and intravenous antibiotics, the patient was started on high-dose systemic steroids, with significant clinical improvement after 24 hours, thus confirming the inflammatory etiology of his presentation.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/19943ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.267
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