title: Orbital infarction in sickle cell disease.
abstract: Bone infarction is common in sickle cell disease; however, involvement of the orbit is not. Only four cases have been reported in the English literature. We describe a patient who presented with headache, proptosis and lid edema due to infarction of the sphenoid bone. The combination of radionuclide bone imaging and computed tomography (CT) of the orbit were useful in differentiating bone infarction from other etiologies of proptosis.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000098:blood supply*; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate