Inflammatory swelling of the inferior oblique muscle in thyroid associated ophthalmopathy

Abstract

A 70-year-old man with thyroid associated ophthalmopathy showed inflammatory swelling of the left inferior oblique muscle that was significantly improved by steroid pulse therapy and radiotherapy. Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance images were useful to detect the lesion and to evaluate the effects of treatment.

Keywords:

• thyroid associated ophthalmopathy
• inferior oblique muscle
• inflammation
• magnetic resonance imaging
• sagittal

Disclosure

The authors have no financial support and interest related to this manuscript.

Acknowledgements

The author greatly appreciates the assistance of Ryota Ohno (Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan) for interpretation of RMN data.