J Korean Radiol Soc.  2007 Aug;57(2):137-140. 10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.2.137.

Nontraumatic Subperiosteal Orbital Hematoma Associated with Ethmoid Sinusitis: A Case Report

• Lee SS
• Han JK
• Baek BJ
• Oh MH
• Jou SS
• Kim HH
• Bae WK
• Kim IY

• KMID: 2103870
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.2.137

Abstract

Subperiosteal hematoma of the orbit is a rare disease and most of the cases occur in young adult males as a result of direct facial or orbital trauma. In the absence of direct facial or orbital trauma, nontranmatic subperiosteal orbital hematoma has rarely been reported in association with a sudden elevation of cranial venous pressure or venous congestion, systemic diseases associated with a bleeding diathesis and paranasal sinusitis. We report here on a rare case of subperiosteal orbital hematoma associated with ethmoid sinusitis, as was seen on CT imaging.

Keyword

Subperiosteal hemorrhage; Ethmoid sinusitis; Paranasal sinus; Orbit, CT; Computed tomography (CT), image display

MeSH Terms

Disease Susceptibility
Ethmoid Sinus*
Ethmoid Sinusitis*
Hematoma*
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hyperemia
Male
Orbit*
Rare Diseases
Sinusitis
Venous Pressure
Young Adult