The Course of Incidental Intraorbital Cavernous Hemangioma in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Treated with Cyclosporine: A Case Report

The Course of Incidental Intraorbital Cavernous Hemangioma in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Treated with Cyclosporine: A Case Report

A 69-year-old woman presented with generalized myasthenia gravis and a left orbital cavernous hemangioma (OCH), which elevated the optic nerve and displaced the external eye muscles. Cyclosporine treatment induced a gradual size reduction in the OCH, and consequently contributed to improved external...

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Main Authors: Shingo Konno, Wataru Hagiwara, Miyuki Sasaki, Akihisa Fuse, Tomomi Imamura, Masashi Inoue, Hisao Kitazono, Toshiki Fujioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
External ocular symptoms
Orbital cavernous hemangioma
Cyclosporine
Myasthenia gravis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362117

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