The tear-drop sign: a trap door for the unwary?
We describe a patient who presented with features suggestive of an orbital blowout fracture. These were apparently confirmed on imaging and operation was planned. However, further radiological and orthoptic opinions diagnosed both a pre-existing eye condition and benign antral mucosal disease that had been misinterpreted as a single acute problem. The patient was discharged with no need for intervention.
Cobb
Alistair R M
AR
St Georges Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Murthy
Rachna
R
Saiet
Judi
J
Bailey
B M W
BM
Hibbert
Jane
J
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005099:Exotropia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis