Orbital wall infarction mimicking periorbital cellulitis in a patient with sickle cell disease

Esra Ozkavukcu; Suat Fitoz; Banu Yagmurlu; Ergin Ciftci; Ilhan Erden; Mehmet Ertem

doi:10.1007/s00247-007-0418-0

Orbital wall infarction mimicking periorbital cellulitis in a patient with sickle cell disease

Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Apr;37(4):388-90. doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0418-0. Epub 2007 Feb 13.

Authors

Esra Ozkavukcu¹, Suat Fitoz, Banu Yagmurlu, Ergin Ciftci, Ilhan Erden, Mehmet Ertem

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hast. Radyoloji AD Samanpazari, Ankara, 06100, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 17297619
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0418-0

Abstract

Orbital wall infarction and subperiosteal haematomas are unusual manifestations of sickling disorders. Here we report an 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anaemia having multiple skull infarctions including the orbital bony structures associated with subperiosteal haematomas. The diagnosis was made by MRI, which showed bone marrow changes and associated haemorrhagic collections. The patient was successfully managed without surgical intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
Cellulitis / diagnosis*
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Frontal Bone / blood supply
Hematoma / etiology
Hemorrhage / etiology
Humans
Infarction / diagnosis*
Infarction / etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Occipital Bone / blood supply
Orbit / blood supply*
Orbital Diseases / diagnosis*
Parietal Bone / blood supply
Periosteum / blood supply
Skull Base / blood supply
Sphenoid Bone / blood supply