title: Hyphema revealing retinoblastoma in childhood. A case report.
abstract: We present a case dealing with an uncommon presentation of retinoblastoma. An 4-year-old boy presented to the ophthalmic department for a red painful eye following trauma. The examination showed decreased visual acuity, total hyphema and ocular hypertony. Ocular ultrasonography revealed an intraocular process. CT-scan of the orbit was consistent with a retinoblastoma. Treatment consisted of an enucleation and chemotherapy. This paper stresses the fact that presentation of retinoblastoma is not stereotypic. Every effort should be made to exclude a tumoral intraocular process in all cases of hyphema, even in cases of well documented ocular trauma.
authors: University Hospital Hassan II of Fez, Omar Drissi Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Batha, Fez, Morocco. fouadchraibi@gmail.com
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Chraibi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bhallil
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Benatiya
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Tahri
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*