Table 1.
Demographics, clinical, and imaging characteristics of orbital infarction case reports from 2010-2020
| First Author | Age (y) | Sex | SCD Genotype | Laterality | Proptosis 
± Pain/ Tenderness | Reduced Motility | Visual Acuity Changes | CT or MRI Orbit, Brain | Stated Bone Abnormality | Initial Diagnosis | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alghamdi (2018) | 12 | M | HbS-β thal | R | Proptosis, pain | Superiorly | Diplopia 20/30 (R) | Periorbital edema, R lateral wall mass (superior subperiosteal hematoma) (MRI) Abnormal bone marrow signals (orbital wall infarction) (MRI) | Yes | Orbital infarction | 
| Al Somali (2020) | 18 | M | HbSS | Bilateral (L > R) | Absent | Absent | Absent | Bony infarctions and subperiosteal hematomas within bilateral frontoparietal regions Extraconal hematoma to superior lateral orbital wall with mass effect to lacrimal gland and L LR muscles | Yes | Orbital infarction | 
| Alsuhaibani (2011) | 11 | M | HbSS | R | Proptosis, pain, tenderness | Superiorly Laterally | Absent | R subperiosteal lateral orbital wall collection (CT) Greater sphenoidal wing marrow infarction with subperiosteal collection and ring enhancement (MRI) | Yes | Orbital infarction (OCS) | 
| Edmunds (2017) | 5 | M | HbSS | R | NS, pain | Absent | Absent | R superolateral orbital fluid collection (CT) | No | Orbital cellulitis | 
| Ghafouri (2011) | 2 | M | HbSS | Bilateral | NS, absent | Mildly limited abduction bilaterally | NS | Bilateral subperiosteal lateral orbital fluid collections causing deviation of LR muscles Non-enhancement of lateral orbital wall, sphenoid triangles, and clivus suggesting prior bone infarction (MRI) | Yes | NS | 
| Helen (2013) | 11 | F | HbSS | Bilateral (R > L) | Proptosis, pain | Complete immobility | No light perception | Bilateral proptosis, bullous retinal detachment, subretinal fluid collection (US) No orbital collection, mass, intracranial extension (CT) | No | Orbital cellulitis | 
| Ilhan (2014) | 15 | M | HbSS | Bilateral (R > L) | NS | R reduced (direction NS) | Absent | R orbital superolateral subperiosteal hematoma (CT) R frontal epidural hematoma (CT) | No | Orbital infarction (OCS) | 
| Janssens (2015) | 17 | M | HbSS | Bilateral (L > R) | Proptosis (L), absent | Absent | Absent | L periorbital edema (MRI) L orbital wall bone abnormalities extending to intra- orbital with L LR involvement (MRI) | Yes | NS | 
| McBride (2016) | 5 | M | NS | R | Proptosis (R), absent | Superiorly | Diplopia 20/30 (R) 20/25 (L) | R rim-enhancing superolateral orbital fluid collection displacing orbital contents (CT) Diffuse fat stranding in R eyelids extending into facial soft tissues (CT) | No | Subperiosteal hemorrhagic effusion | 
| Schündeln (2014) | 8 | M | HbSS | Bilateral | Proptosis, pain | Laterally | No | Bilateral lateral orbital cavity hematoma with dislocation of bilateral LR (MRI) | No | Orbital infarction (OCS) | 
| Sundu (2017) | 14 | M | NS | Bilateral (L > R) | Proptosis, pain | Superiorly Laterally | 16/20 (L) | Calvarial frontal and parietal bone infarction (MRI) Bilateral subperiosteal orbital wall hematoma (MRI) | Yes | Orbital infraction (OCS) | 
| Van de Voorde (2019) | 19 | M | HbSS | L | Proptosis (L), absent | Absent | Absent | L lateral orbital wall subperiosteal orbital hematoma (extraconal mass with high attenuation [CT], hypointense with fat suppression [T2], isointense with adjacent bone [T1]) L frontal bone subperiosteal hematoma (MRI) L frontal/L greater wing infarction (discrete edema [T2], asymmetric low-signal intensity [T1]) | Yes | Orbital infarction |