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George L. Mayo, MD; Leana S. Long, MD; Tom Fitzsimmons, MD, MPH; Frank W. Scribbick, MD
San Antonio, Tex

Sherwin Carlquist, PhD
Santa Barbara, Calif

Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1770-1771.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

A 23-YEAR-OLD man had a 1-month history of painless, slowly progressive swelling above his right eye. External examination revealed mild ptosis and inferior globe displacement (Figure 1A). The patient denied recent or remote trauma.

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. A, Photograph showing mild right ptosis and superolateral orbital swelling without evidence of trauma (photograph courtesy of Paul D. Comeau, CRA, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). B, Coronal contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan showing right superior orbital mass with orbital roof and intracranial inflammatory reaction.

Ultrasound examination revealed a superior orbital mass with low internal reflectivity. On computed tomographic scan the mass measured 1.6 x 2.8 cm (Figure 1B). Biopsy demonstrated areas of chronic granulomatous inflammation and foreign body fragments (Figure 2). The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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