Posttraumatic superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis in a 2 years old.
Superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis (SOVT) usually results from inflammatory, infectious, or malignant causes. This case describes a 2-year-old boy with severe prolapsing chemosis and proptosis due to thrombosis of the right superior ophthalmic vein resulting from midfacial and right orbital fractures 1 week after the initial trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging and internal carotid artery angiogram are essential in the diagnosis of SOVT. The literature on issues surrounding this case was reviewed with emphasis on the diagnostic evaluation, differential diagnoses, and management of posttraumatic SOVT.
From the Departments of *Pediatrics, and †Radiology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
Olugbenga A
OA
Akingbola
Basil
B
Shar
Dinesh
D
Singh
Edwin
E
Frieberg
Matei
M
Petrescu
D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology