The authors present a patient who was hospitalized in their department due to indurative edema of the left lower eyelid. Computed tomography (CT) of the orbit confirmed the suspicion of tumor affection behind the globe. The generál condition of the patient was not altered. Biopsy and foliowing histological exa-mination confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the orbit. The patient was treated systemically with corticosteroids and the condition normalized.

        Key words: inflammatory pseudotumor of the orbit, biopsy, corticosteroids