title: A rare case of posttraumatic eyelid swelling: cerebrospinal fluid blepharocele.
abstract: Posttraumatic herniation of brain and CSF into the eyelid, variously termed as blepharocele, blepharoencephalocele, or encephalocele, is not a common entity, with only a few reported cases in the literature. A 4-year-old girl was seen for gradually increasing left upper eyelid swelling after she had sustained a head injury due to a fall from height. A few days later she developed swelling of the upper eyelid. Posttraumatic CSF blepharocele was suspected. The patient underwent surgery with excellent cosmetic outcome. This case is discussed with a review of literature.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Nagesh
authors: N
authors: Chandra
authors: Bal Krishan
authors: BK
authors: Ojha
authors: Vashdev
authors: V
authors: Chandwani
authors: Chhitij
authors: C
authors: Srivastava
authors: Sunil Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Singh
authors: Anil
authors: A
authors: Chandra
mesh_terms: D065634:Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003399:Craniotomy; D004487:Edema / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000209:etiology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications