2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
7 Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Part I: Orbit
Chapter 4: Orbital Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders
This chapter includes a related video. A link to the video is provided within the text; a page containing all videos in Section 7 is available at www.aao.org/bcscvideo_section07.
Highlights
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Orbital inflammatory disease comprises a broad range of disorders that can be divided conceptually into those that have an identifiable cause (specific) and those that do not (nonspecific).
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All specific causes of orbital inflammation, such as infections or autoimmune diseases, must be eliminated before applying a diagnosis of nonspecific orbital inflammation.
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This chapter presents an overview of the major causes of orbital inflammation, with the goal of providing a working knowledge of the most common of these disorders (Table 4-1).
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