Spontaneous subperiosteal orbital hematoma.
A case of spontaneous subperiosteal orbital hematoma is reported. The clinical differentiation of a subperiosteal orbital hematoma from an intraorbital hematoma is described. Although many "spontaneous" orbital hematomas have been associated with systemic and local orbital diseases, only 3 other truly spontaneous subperiosteal hematomas have been reported.
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography