Orbital subperiosteal hematoma associated with sinus infection.
OBJECTIVE
There are few reports of orbital subperiosteal hematomas as a result of sinusitis complications. The present study reports on 2 such cases and presents a literature review regarding this condition.


METHODS
We report 2 cases of orbital subperiosteal hematoma, and reviewed previous literature reports.


RESULTS
Including the 2 current patients, 11 cases of orbital subperiosteal hematoma involving sinusitis appear in the literature. The current cases involved 2 older females presenting with proptosis. One had frontal sinusitis and the other a postoperative frontoethmoid mucocele. Both patients underwent a superior orbitotomy and sinus surgery, which resolved the orbital symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Orbital subperiosteal hematomas can develop associated with sinus infection. Such a condition should be treated as a sinusitis complication and the associated sinus infection must be treated concomitantly.
Park
Hyung-Wook
HW
Department of Otolaryngology, National Police Hospital, and Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Bong-Jae
BJ
Chung
Yoo-Sam
YS
D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010521:Periosteum