Proptosis, Skull Infarction, and Retro-orbital and Epidural Hematomas in a Child With Sickle Cell Disease
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Pediatrics
- Vol. 26 (10) , 536-538
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000992288702601009
Abstract
A Saudi child with homozygous sickle cell discease (SS) presented with bilateral periorbital swelling, right-sided proptosis, skull bone infarcts, and retro-orbital and epidural hematomas. The findings of skull bone infarcts, retro-orbital and epidural hematomas are rare in patients with sickle cell disease.Keywords
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