Involvement of Orbital Tissues by Sarcoid

Of 15 biopsy specimens identified as showing sarcoid involving the extraocular orbital tissues, three were from patients known to have systemic sarcoidosis before biopsy. Of the other 12 patients who were not known to have systemic disease at the time of biopsy, 11 were found to have evidence of systemic sarcoidosis after the biopsy. One patient, however, had no evidence of sarcoidosis at the time…