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Subgaleal hematoma with delayed proptosis and corneal ulceration. Ann Emerg Med 1995 Dec;26(6):752-4

Date

12/01/1995

Pubmed ID

7492049

DOI

10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70051-x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028866637 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   23 Citations

Abstract

We report the delayed occurrence in a child of proptosis caused by a subgaleal hematoma. A corneal ulcer resulted from the proptosis, which developed 9 days after mild head trauma. Evaluation revealed a heterozygous factor VII deficiency. The coagulopathy and, more likely, the use of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug ibuprofen may have contributed to the extension of the hematoma into the orbital space. Careful follow-up of patients with subgaleal hematomas is necessary because the development of proptosis may be delayed.

Author List

Pomeranz AJ, Ruttum MS, Harris GJ

Authors

Gerald J. Harris MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Albert J. Pomeranz MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Child
Corneal Ulcer
Craniocerebral Trauma
Exophthalmos
Factor VII Deficiency
Female
Hematoma
Humans
Scalp