periorbital edema

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Introduction

Edema around the orbit of the eye.

Etiology

hypertensive kidney disease^[3]
orbital cellulitis vs orbital abscess
thyroid disorders
- hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease)
- hypothyroidism
dermatomyositis
sinusitis
helminth infection
- Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm)
- trichinosis
relapsing polychondritis
neoplasm
- Kaposi's sarcoma
proteinuria (also peripheral edema)
pharmaceutical agents
- cabergoline
- lypressin

Clinical manifestations

proptosis, ophthalmoplegia & pain with extraocular muscle present in ~50% of children with orbital abscess^[2]

Radiology

computed tomography of the orbit

More general terms

References

↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Rudloe TF et al. Acute periorbital infections: Who needs emergent imaging? Pediatrics 2010 Apr; 125:e719. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194288 <Internet> http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1709
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012

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