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Bilateral orbital infarction and retinal detachment in a previously undiagnosed sickle cell hemoglobinopathy African
Onakpoya Oluwatoyin Helen1, K O Ajite, O A Oyelami
1Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Abstract:
Bone infarction involving the orbit in sickle cell disease is not common. Bilateral orbital infarction in a previously undiagnosed sickle cell hemoglobinopathy has not been previously reported. In this report, we present a case of an 11-year-old previously undiagnosed sickle cell disease Nigerian girl with severe acute bilateral orbital infarction and retinal detachment to highlight that hemoglobinopathy induced orbital infarction should be considered in African children with acute onset proptosis with or without previous history of sickle cell hemoglobinopathy.
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