Proptosis, skull infarction, and retro-orbital and epidural hematomas in a child with sickle cell disease.
A Saudi child with homozygous sickle cell disease (SS) presented with bilateral periorbital swelling, right-sided proptosis, skull bone infarcts, and retro-orbital and epidural hematomas. The findings of skull bone infarcts, retro-orbital and epidural hematomas are rare in patients with sickle cell disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed