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Orbital foreign bodies: expect the unexpected.

Tamer I Gawdat¹, Rania A Ahmed

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr El Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

|January 11, 2011

Summary

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Pediatric orbitofacial trauma can hide intraorbital wood foreign bodies, even when CT scans are negative. Suspect these foreign bodies in children with chronic orbital inflammation or proptosis post-trauma.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Pediatric Surgery
Medical Imaging

Background:

Orbitofacial trauma in children can lead to complex presentations.
Ocular inflammation and diplopia are common symptoms requiring thorough investigation.
Computed tomography (CT) is a standard imaging modality for evaluating orbitofacial injuries.

Observation:

Three pediatric patients with orbitofacial trauma were reviewed.
Two patients had recurrent orbital inflammation, and one experienced diplopia.
All patients underwent ophthalmic examination, CT scans, and surgical intervention.

Findings:

Intraorbital wood foreign bodies were discovered in all three patients.
These foreign bodies were not evident on CT scans and were unsuspected.
Surgical removal was successful, with one patient having multiple foreign bodies.

Implications:

Chronic orbital inflammation or proptosis in pediatric patients post-trauma warrants suspicion of occult intraorbital foreign bodies.
CT imaging may fail to detect certain foreign materials like wood.
Ophthalmologists and surgeons should consider retained foreign bodies even with negative imaging or history.