Bilateral otorrhagia and orbital hematoma complicating subgaleal hematoma.
A patient with bilateral otorrhagia and orbital hematoma following massive subgaleal hematoma is reported for the first time. The pathogenesis of the extensive subgaleal hematoma as well as the production of these unusual complications is discussed. This case would suggest that the weakest points in the attachment of the epicranial aponeurosis to the base of the calvarium are its attachments to the squamous part of the temporal bone and to the frontal bone under the eyebrow.
D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply