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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan 16;19(1):6-8.
doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2013.01.001. Print 2013.

Subperiosteal hematoma in multiple settings

Courtney Crawford  1 , Robert Mazzoli
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Case Reports

Subperiosteal hematoma in multiple settings

Courtney Crawford et al. Digit J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Most reports of orbital hemorrhage do not distinguish among intraconal, extraconal, and subperiosteal hemorrhages, although several reports describe isolated subperiosteal hematomas as a separate entity. We report 3 cases of subperiosteal hematoma with different etiologies but similar progression of signs and symptoms. Each patient presented with spontaneous proptosis, rarely caused by orbital subperiosteal hematoma, measuring approximately 5 mm. Over the course of 4-10 days their conditions worsened and warranted intervention. All 3 cases were treated with anterior orbitotomy, and visual acuity returned to baseline following surgery in all.

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Figure 1
Noncontrast CT image of the left subperiosteal hematoma of superior orbit: A, Coronal view. B, Sagittal view.
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