Douira-Khomsi W, Jarraya M, Ben Hassine L, Louati H, Chebbi A, Lahmar L, Bouguila H, Bellagha I
Service de radiologie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis, place Bab Saadoun, 1007 Tunis Jabbari, Tunisia.
Arch Pediatr. 2010 Aug;17(8):1174-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.03.014. Epub 2010 May 7.
Sickle cell anemia is the most common hemoglobinopathy worldwide; its musculoskeletal complications consist more often of medullary infarctions involving long bones. Orbital infarction is uncommon. We report on a case of orbital subperiosteal hematoma in a 9-year-old male with a medical history of sickle cell thalassemia.