title: Acute proptosis in a newborn infant: a presentation of infantile dural fistula.
abstract: Rapidly increasing proptosis is rare in a newborn. The causes are diverse, and determining an exact etiology is difficult. We report a case of acute proptosis in a 26 day old infant due to dural fistula. To our knowledge, this is the youngest reported patient with a dural fistula. A multidisciplinary approach was essential to understanding the etiology of the proptosis in this child and providing adequate and successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Ophthalmology Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. csolartet@gmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Solarte
authors.forename: Alex V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male