Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Orbital Myositis

Abstract

The authors present a case of diplopia and eye pain due to orbital myositis in a patient with a de novo diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare cause of orbital myositis and should be considered when other, more common, conditions have been excluded.

• Diplopia
• orbital myositis
• systemic lupus erythematosus

Acknowledgements

P. O. Jenkins is funded by a Guarantors of Brain Clinical Fellowship. The authors thank Michael Lapsley for providing the histological slides.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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