Orbital varix presenting with enophthalmos and intermittent proptosis: a case report
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Date
2022-03
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Medip Academy
Abstract
We report the case of a 22-year-old male, presenting with right enophthalmos and intermittent exophthalmos observed after valsalva maneuver. Orbital imaging revealed a retrobulbar vascular lesion with multiple phleboliths suggestive of orbital varices. On magnetic resonance angiography, no obvious feeder vessel could be delineated. We decided to manage the patient conservatively, in the absence of complications such as proptosis with corneal exposure, optic nerve compression, orbital hemorrhage. Orbital varix is a low flow vascular anomaly which generally presents with an intermittent exophthalmos. Development of enophthalmos associated with orbital varices as in our case, is very rare.
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Orbital varices, Enophthalmos, Proptosis intermittent
Citation
Saini Varun, Bhattacharya Shruti, Raina Usha K., Goyal Jawahar Lal. Orbital varix presenting with enophthalmos and intermittent proptosis: a case report. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Mar; 9(3): 353-355