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Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign
Joint Authors
Soares, Andreia
Almeida, Cristina
Freitas, Cristina
Sales-Sanz, Marco
Ribeiro, Sara
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a 48-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room with right eyelid edema, with 3 days of evolution.
She had suffered minor trauma to this eye one week before.
She reported episodes of right eyelid swelling of spontaneous resolution since the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury 5 years ago.
Ophthalmological examination showed a soft and painless eyelid edema of the right eye.
Brain computed tomography showed an area of bone discontinuity of the orbital roof with brain herniation and a CSF leak into the eyelid (blepharocele).
Magnetic resonance confirmed the result of TC and revealed an area of frontal encephalomalacia.
Ibuprofen (800 mg/day) was prescribed, with complete resolution within 20 days.
She was evaluated by Neurosurgery with no indication of surgery due to the resolution of the edema and absence of symptoms.
Blepharocele is a rare entity that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilateral eyelid edema.
It can be secondary to an orbital fracture or congenital lesion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Soares, Andreia& Almeida, Cristina& Freitas, Cristina& Sales-Sanz, Marco& Ribeiro, Sara. 2017. Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Soares, Andreia…[et al.]. Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Soares, Andreia& Almeida, Cristina& Freitas, Cristina& Sales-Sanz, Marco& Ribeiro, Sara. Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148082
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148082