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02 November 2023 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Painless Orbital Bone Infarction in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia: A Case of Misdiagnosed Periorbital Cellulitis

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Khalid Alsaggaf1ADEFG*, Hazem Aljuhani2ABDEFG, Abeer Aljahdali3ABDEFG, Manal Hadrawi4ABDEFG, Wasayf Almehmadi2ADEFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939595

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939595

Figure 3. Computed tomography findings. In the left eye, there is a superior lateral subperiosteal collection of approximately 2.4×1.4×1.1 cm, and there is evidence of a mass effect on the adjacent lateral and superior rectus muscles. Additionally, there is evidence of stranding and thickening of the subcutaneous fat as well as mild soft tissue swelling in the left periorbital region. In the right orbit, there is a small subperiosteal collection measuring approximately 1.1×0.5 cm at the inferolateral aspect.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923