Abstract
A 5-year-old child with Crouzon's disease presented with luxation of the eyeballs and advanced endophthalmitis as a result of which both the eyes had to be enucleated. This case led us to study the family pedigree. The factors influencing the pattern of clinical presentation, and hence the ultimate treatment of orbital disease, are discussed. The case is presented to emphasise the different concept of ophthalmology in Africa so far as the presentation and management of orbital disease are concerned. Appropriate and timely attention could have prevented the complications in our patient.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- BLODI F. C. Developmental anomalies of the skull affecting the eye. AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1957 Apr;57(4):593–610. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1957.00930050605015. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Klauss V., Chana H. S. Ocular tumors in Africa. Soc Sci Med. 1983;17(22):1743–1750. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(83)90386-6. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Klauss V., Chana H. S. Orbitatumoren im Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi von 1978 bis 1981. Fortschr Ophthalmol. 1982;79(1):62–65. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]