Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report

Purpose: Describe the various presentations of the rare entity of orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease and highlight the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating the entity from other similar diagnoses. Observation: A 4-year-old child presented to the hospital...

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Main Authors: Lujain Alqurashi, Omar Rozy, Somaya Hanafi, Randa Khafaji
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001117
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Randa Khafaji
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description Purpose: Describe the various presentations of the rare entity of orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease and highlight the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating the entity from other similar diagnoses. Observation: A 4-year-old child presented to the hospital with bilateral recurrent painless orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease. Orbital wall infarctions have been described before in the literature; However, the painless and recurrent nature is intriguing. Conclusion: Orbital wall infarctions secondary to sickle cell disease represent an unusual presentation of the disease and often pose a diagnostic dilemma. When considering differentiating orbital wall infarctions from other resembling entities, magnetic resonance imaging is considered superior to computed tomography due to its ability to delineate the ischemic changes in the bone marrow, which further aids in the diagnosis. In situations where the orbital wall infarction does not lead to orbital compression syndrome, a conservative approach should suffice.
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spelling doaj-art-a340cf6398c6405b838e60efd50ef4902025-08-20T02:48:57ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362024-12-013610210110.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102101Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case reportLujain Alqurashi0Omar Rozy1Somaya Hanafi2Randa Khafaji3Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPurpose: Describe the various presentations of the rare entity of orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease and highlight the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating the entity from other similar diagnoses. Observation: A 4-year-old child presented to the hospital with bilateral recurrent painless orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease. Orbital wall infarctions have been described before in the literature; However, the painless and recurrent nature is intriguing. Conclusion: Orbital wall infarctions secondary to sickle cell disease represent an unusual presentation of the disease and often pose a diagnostic dilemma. When considering differentiating orbital wall infarctions from other resembling entities, magnetic resonance imaging is considered superior to computed tomography due to its ability to delineate the ischemic changes in the bone marrow, which further aids in the diagnosis. In situations where the orbital wall infarction does not lead to orbital compression syndrome, a conservative approach should suffice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001117Orbital wall infarctionSickle cell orbital complicationsOrbital compression syndromeOrbital infarctionSickle cell disease
spellingShingle Lujain Alqurashi
Omar Rozy
Somaya Hanafi
Randa Khafaji
Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Orbital wall infarction
Sickle cell orbital complications
Orbital compression syndrome
Orbital infarction
Sickle cell disease
title Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
title_full Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
title_fullStr Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
title_short Painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease: A case report
title_sort painless recurrent orbital wall infarction secondary to sickle cell disease a case report
topic Orbital wall infarction
Sickle cell orbital complications
Orbital compression syndrome
Orbital infarction
Sickle cell disease
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001117
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