Blepharocele following head injury in a child
Periorbital swelling is a common accompaniment of head injury. However, blepharocele is a rare complication of skull base injury involving the orbital roof. We present one 2-year-old child who developed blepharocele due to orbital rim fracture and basal dural tear. Her vision had remained intact. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2005-06-01
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| Series: | The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijntonline.com/June05/abstracts/11.PDF |
| Summary: | Periorbital swelling is a common accompaniment of head injury. However, blepharocele is a rare complication of skull base injury involving the orbital roof. We present one 2-year-old child who developed blepharocele due to orbital rim fracture and basal dural tear. Her vision had remained intact. The lesion resolved completely after surgical repair of the basal dura. |
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| ISSN: | 0973-0508 |