Abstract
Orbital involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rare with very few published cases. We describe a case of unilateral isolated extraocular muscle enlargement in a patient with CLL. An incisional biopsy was performed from the left medial rectus muscle and histology revealed a lymphocytic infiltrate suggestive of CLL. Complete resolution of signs and symptoms was subsequently achieved with chemotherapy. We would suggest that in patients presenting with atypical clinical features, it is important to consider nonthyroid-related causes of extraocular muscle enlargement and a muscle biopsy should be considered to exclude neoplastic causes.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 65-67
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Sachdev, A., O'Connor, N. T., & Sagili, S. R. (2018). Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 65-67. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016
MLA 9
Sachdev, Amun, et al. "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, 2018, pp. 65-67. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016.
Chicago (author–date)
Sachdev, Amun, Nigel Timothy O'Connor, and Suresh Reddy Sagili. 2018. "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 11 (1): 65-67. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016.
Harvard
Sachdev, A., O'Connor, N. T. and Sagili, S. R. (2018) 'Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), pp. 65-67. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016.
Vancouver
Sachdev A, O'Connor NT, Sagili SR. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018;11(1):65-67. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016
IEEE
A. Sachdev, N. T. O'Connor, and S. R. Sagili, "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting as unilateral extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 65-67, 2018, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_80_2016.