Sickle cell disease with orbital infarction and epidural hematoma.
Although bone infarction is a common feature in sickle cell disease, the involvement of the orbit is an unusual complication. Intracranial bleeding is another uncommon and serious complication. Few cases of orbital infarction alone have been reported. We report imaging findings (CT, bone scan, MRI) in a 16-year-old boy with sickle cell disease with orbital infarction and epidural hematoma. The precise cause of epidural hematoma is not well known, but it is probably related to vaso-occlusive episodes and the tearing of small vessels.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA. dajbvran@earthlink.net
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D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed