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==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Proptosis 2014-10-28 12-32.jpg|thumb|Proptosis in a woman with retrobulbar abscess and orbital cellulitis]]
*Forward displacement of the eye
*Forward displacement of the eye
*Can be bilateral as in Graves disease
*Can be bilateral as in Graves disease
==Clinical Features==
[[File:Proptosis 2014-10-28 12-32.jpg|thumb|Proptosis in a woman with retrobulbar [[abscess]] and orbital cellulitis]]


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
*[[Graves' disease]] (bilateral)
*[[Graves' disease]] (bilateral)
*[[Cavernous sinus thrombosis]]
*[[Cavernous sinus thrombosis]]
*Cavernous sinus fistula
*[[Carotid-cavernous fistula]]
*[[Orbital cellulitis]]
*[[Orbital cellulitis]]
*[[Mucormycosis]]
*[[Mucormycosis]]
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*[[Orbital hematoma]]
*[[Orbital hematoma]]


==Workup==
{{Periorbital swelling DDX}}
 
==Evaluation==
*Clinical exam ([[Eye Exam]])
*Clinical exam ([[Eye Exam]])
**PERRL, EOMI, visual fields
**PERRL, EOMI, [[visual field testing|visual fields]]
**Assess for diplopia
**Assess for [[diplopia]]
**Visual acuity
**Visual acuity
**Intraocular pressure measurement ([[Tono-pen]]
**Intraocular pressure measurement (see [[Tono-Pen use]])
*CT with maxillofacial cuts
*[[head CT|CT]] with maxillofacial cuts
*Consider CTA or MRI/MRV
*Consider CTA or [[brain MRI|MRI]]/MRV


==Management==
==Management==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Lateral Canthotomy]]
*[[Lateral Canthotomy]]
*[[Globe luxation reduction]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
[[Category:Symptoms]]

Latest revision as of 21:35, 26 September 2020

Background

  • Forward displacement of the eye
  • Can be bilateral as in Graves disease

Clinical Features

Proptosis in a woman with retrobulbar abscess and orbital cellulitis

Differential Diagnosis

Periorbital swelling

Proptosis

No proptosis

Lid Complications

Other

Evaluation

Management

  • Management depends of pathophysiology
  • Increased IOP may require a lateral Canthotomy

See Also

References