Acute proptosis in a newborn infant: a presentation of infantile dural fistula.
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.
Solarte
Carlos Eduardo
CE
Pediatric Ophthalmology Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. csolartet@gmail.com
Levin
Alex V
AV
Armstrong
Derek
D
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