A case of concurrent silent sinus syndrome, thyroid eye disease, idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome, and dacryoadenitis

Orbit. 2017 Dec;36(6):462-464. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1337194. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Abstract

This is a retrospective case description of a single female patient found to have concomitant bilateral silent sinus syndrome, bilateral thyroid eye disease, unilateral dacryoadenitis, and idiopathic orbital inflammation that presented as progressive unilateral right-sided proptosis. The spectrum of inflammatory orbital diseases can make discerning between different entities challenging, but more unique in this case was the simultaneous presentation with bilateral silent sinus syndrome, a rare entity in its own right. Identifying each of these concurrent disease processes is important to establishing a multidisciplinary treatment approach to address all the patient's orbital and peri-orbital pathology. We hope to highlight the clinical and radiographic findings unique to each of these entities and share our approach to treatment in this complex case.

Keywords: Dacryoadenitis; idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome; silent sinus syndrome; thyroid eye disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Dacryocystitis / complications*
  • Dacryocystitis / diagnosis
  • Dacryocystitis / surgery
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Endoscopy
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Female
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy / complications*
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy / diagnosis
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / complications*
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / diagnosis
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / surgery
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed