Superior orbital fissure syndrome in a 7-year-old boy.
Traumatic injuries of the skull may lead to the superior orbital fissure syndrome. Etiology, clinical features, prognosis and treatment are discussed on the basis of the occurrence of the syndrome in a 7-year-old boy. The syndrome has never been described in a patient of this age. Until this case report, the youngest patient described in the literature was 32 years of age.
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D061220:Oculomotor Nerve Injuries; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D013577:Syndrome; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000473:pathology