Journal article
A lot of clot
Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol.48(5), pp.555-561
2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(03)00088-2
PMID: 14499821
Abstract
A 37-year-old man presented with fever and a red, painful right eye. He had proptosis, conjunctival chemosis, and ophthalmoplegia OD. The patient had extremely poor dentition and had self decompressed a dental abscess prior to admission. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbital revealed extraocular muscle engorgement and a dilated superior ophthalmic vein OD. Orbital echography revealed a lack of flow in the right superior ophthalmic vein. An extensive hematologic evaluation for infection and inflammation was negative. A chest radiograph showed a lung abscess for which he received intravenous antibiotics. Over time, the periorbital erythema, ophthalmoplegia, proptosis, and pain resolved. Repeat MRI showed resolution of the orbital findings and repeat chest x-ray showed resolution of the left upper lobe abscess.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A lot of clot
- Creators
- Michael A GrassiAndrew G LeeRandy KardonJeffrey A Nerad
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol.48(5), pp.555-561
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0039-6257(03)00088-2
- PMID
- 14499821
- NLM abbreviation
- Surv Ophthalmol
- ISSN
- 0039-6257
- eISSN
- 1879-3304
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2003
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979981502771
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