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Orbital wall infarction mimicking periorbital cellulitis in a patient with sickle cell disease.

Ozkavukcu E, Fitoz S, Yagmurlu B, Ciftci E, Erden I, Ertem M

Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hast. Radyoloji AD Samanpazari, Ankara, 06100, Turkey. eozkavukcu@gmail.com

Orbital wall infarction and subperiosteal haematomas are unusual manifestations of sickling disorders. Here we report an 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anaemia having multiple skull infarctions including the orbital bony structures associated with subperiosteal haematomas. The diagnosis was made by MRI, which showed bone marrow changes and associated haemorrhagic collections. The patient was successfully managed without surgical intervention.

Published 6 March 2007 in Pediatr Radiol, 37(4): 388-90.
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