[Clinical characteristics of XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity227 @entity2743 @entity5768 @entity1781 @entity288
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical presentation, management and outcome of @entity1781 ( @entity1781 ) @entity1 in order to find markers for this diagnosis among @entity2743 ( @entity2743 ) @entity1 . METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of 15 @entity1 presenting with clinical and radiologic evidence of @entity1781 , from a series of 131 @entity1 with @entity2743 , treated at our health care center between the years 1999 and 2008. The worse eye of each of the 15 @entity1781 @entity1 was determined according to visual acuity and @entity227 , and was paired with an eye of a matched @entity1 from the @entity2743 group. Paired comparisons were performed in order to appreciate the differences in the rates of various signs and symptoms between both groups. RESULTS: A total of 15 @entity1 (11%), mean age 55 years (range 37-76 years) were diagnosed with @entity1781 , (53%) of them were smokers. The most common manifestations among @entity1781 @entity1 were @entity5768 (78%), @entity227 (76%) and restriction of abduction (73%). In a paired comparison between the worse eye of @entity1781 @entity1 and their counterparts in the @entity2743 group, statistically significant differences were noted in the rate of @entity5768 (p = 0.02), extent of @entity227 (p = 0.001), @entity227 (p = 0.02) and abduction limitation (p = 0.02). A trend with no statistical significance was demonstrated for the difference in adduction limitation (p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: The clinical presentation and management of @entity1781 @entity1 is described in a cohort of 15 @entity1 . As @entity227 and restriction of abduction were the most common signs with the diagnosis of @entity1781 , we recommend follow-up to include routine @entity227 in @entity2743 @entity1 . Treatment with intravenous @entity288 and decompressive surgery was shown to be effective in our cohort.
