Orbital Infarction due to Sickle Cell Disease without Orbital Pain
Joint Authors
McBride, Cameron L.
Mai, Kim-Binh T.
Kumar, Kartik S.
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sickle cell disease is a hemoglobinopathy that results in paroxysmal arteriolar occlusion and tissue infarction that can manifest in a plurality of tissues.
Rarely, these infarcted crises manifest in the bony orbit.
Orbital infarction usually presents with acute onset of periorbital tenderness, swelling, erythema, and pain.
Soft tissue swelling can result in proptosis and attenuation of extraocular movements.
Expedient diagnosis of sickle cell orbital infarction is crucial because this is a potentially sight-threatening entity.
Diagnosis can be delayed since the presentation has physical and radiographic findings mimicking various infectious and traumatic processes.
We describe a patient who presented with sickle cell orbital crisis without pain.
This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in patients with known sickle cell disease or of African descent born outside the United States in a region where screening for hemoglobinopathy is not routine, even when the presentation is not classic.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McBride, Cameron L.& Mai, Kim-Binh T.& Kumar, Kartik S.. 2016. Orbital Infarction due to Sickle Cell Disease without Orbital Pain. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101842
Modern Language Association (MLA)
McBride, Cameron L.…[et al.]. Orbital Infarction due to Sickle Cell Disease without Orbital Pain. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101842
American Medical Association (AMA)
McBride, Cameron L.& Mai, Kim-Binh T.& Kumar, Kartik S.. Orbital Infarction due to Sickle Cell Disease without Orbital Pain. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101842
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101842