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- Title
Spontaneous Orbital Hemorrhage in Adult Females.
- Authors
Shimura, Masahiko; Kiyosawa, Motohiro; Aikawa, Hiroko; Tominaga, Teiji; Matsumoto, Wataru; Tamai, Makoto
- Abstract
Three cases of spontaneous orbital hemorrhages in 3 adult females are reported. All of the patients had acute radiating pain in the orbit, vomiting and proptosis with a limitation of motility and ecchymosis of the eyelids. One was due to a large orbital varix with a preceding history of intermittent exophthalmos; the causes of the other cases could not be determined from their backgrounds. Within a few weeks, all of them had recovered from hematoma and had good prognoses without surgery. Orbital venous bleeding with 40 mm Hg pressure will cause more than 500 g tension on the four rectus muscles. To treat this clinical emergency, hemostasis with compression in the early phase and waiting for its spontaneous absorption are recommended. Copyright © 1992 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Ophthalmologica, 1992, Vol 205, Issue 3, p149
- ISSN
0030-3755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000310332