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. 2023 Jan 1;17(1):56–62. doi: 10.18502/ijhoscr.v17i1.11714

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