J Korean Med Sci.  1991 Sep;6(3):251-254. 10.3346/jkms.1991.6.3.251.

Proptosis from a cephalhematoma in a twelve-year-old girl: a case report

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Chonan Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

We report a unique case of a 12-year-old girl with unilateral proptosis form orbital extension of an extensive bilateral cephalhematoma. Loss of vision in the left eye due to severe proptosis was reversed by prompt aspiration and tarsorrhaphy.

Keyword

Proptosis; Cephalhematoma; Head Injury

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage/*complications/radiography
Child
Exophthalmos/*etiology/radiography
Female
Hematoma/*complications/radiography
Humans
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