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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300232803321

Titolo

Orbital Inflammatory Diseases and Their Differential Diagnosis [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hakan Demirci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-662-46528-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (93 p.)

Collana

Essentials in Ophthalmology, , 1612-3212

Disciplina

617.78

Soggetti

Ophthalmology

Pathology

Oncology  

Oncology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Orbital infection: Bacterial Orbital Cellulitis -- Fungal Orbital Cellulitis -- Mycobacterial Orbital Cellulitis -- Viral Orbital Cellulitis -- Parasitic Orbital Cellulitis. Idiopathic Orbital -- Inflammation and IgG4 variant -- Sarcoidosis -- Wegener’s Granulomatosis -- Churg-Strauss Syndrome -- Sjogren Syndrome -- Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis -- Adult xanthogranulomatous Disorders -- Kimura Disease -- Inflammation associated with intraocular and orbital tumors -- Graves’ Eye Disease -- Orbital lymphoproliferative disorder.                                  .

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprehensively reviews orbital inflammatory disorders and their differential diagnosis, drawing on the current basic and clinical literature and the extensive personal experience of the contributors. The full range of inflammatory disorders is considered, including bacterial and fungal infections, inflammatory pseudotumor and IgG4 variant, sarcoidosis, Sjögren’s syndrome, Wegener’s granulomatosis, adult xanthogranulomatous disease, Graves’ eye disease, and orbital lymphoproliferative disorder. In each case the etiology, clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics, differential diagnoses, and management options are carefully presented and discussed. The authors comprise a panel of experts in the field who address the subject in a concise style with the aid of informative illustrations.