Frontoethmoid Mucocele causing Unilateral Proptosis

Nodular fasciitis causing unilateral proptosis.

A case report of an unusual case of nodular fasciitis in the orbit presenting with unilateral proptosis is described, and the radiological features are outlined. The histological features are discussed and the benign nature of the lesion stressed. Nodular fasciitis arising in the orbit and presenting as unilateral proptosis has not previously been reported in the literature.

Fronto-ethmoidal mucocele as a cause of unilateral proptosis.

MUCOCOELE of the frontal or ethmoidal sinuses is an uncommon cause of unilateral proptosis which may produce considerable difficulty in diagnosis. There seems a natural tendency for these cases to be sent to an eye specialist, and a curious reluctance for him to refer the patient to an E.N.T. surgeon, often preferring a neurological opinion which may involve the patient in expensive and unpleas...

Frontoethmoidal mucocele presenting as proptosis.

To cite: Shang Kuan W-C, Chi C-C. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202733 DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old man suffered from itching, burning and a foreign body sensation in his left eye for 6 months prior to his first ophthalmology clinic visit, where eye drops were prescribed for presumed keratitis without obvious improvement. Furthermore, his left e...

Unilateral proptosis.

Twenty-seven children with unilateral proptosis were investigated over a period of 8 1/2 years. Seventeen (63%) of them had local or disseminated malignancy, a higher proportion than in earlier reports. The frequency of inflammatory lesions, particularly ethmoiditis progressing to proptosis, appeared to have decreased, probably because of the liberal use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tra...

Unilateral proptosis in the newborn.