Orbital granulomatous giant cell myositis: a case report and review

To present a case of orbital granulomatous giant cell myositis and review t he literature. We describe the case of a 51-year-old woman, with a past his tory of melanoma, who presented with an acutely painful orbital myositis. T his evolved into a chronic relapsing process involving multiple muscles bil aterally, which demonstrated partial steroid responsiveness. Biopsy reveale d a granulomatous giant cell myositis. Orbital granulomatous giant cell myo sitis is a rare histological entity which has an association with giant cel l myocarditis and underlying malignancy.