Cerebrospinal fluid masquerading as tears.
We have described a 14-month-old white boy with a laceration of the right upper eyelid draining CSF. Careful evaluation, including computerized tomography, revealed a penetrating injury of the right frontal fossa. Determination of the glucose level in fluid draining from upper eyelid lacerations aids in the diagnosis of CSF fistulas.
D000058:Accidental Falls; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries; D013666:Tears / Q000032:analysis*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis
D005947:Glucose