title: Migraine associated with periorbital ecchymosis.
abstract: Two patients are reported who developed periorbital ecchymosis in association with migraine. The association is rare, having only been reported in the literature almost a century ago. The possible mechanism of the occurrence of periorbital ecchymosis in migraine is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Headache Research Foundation, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: DeBroff
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Spierings
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology