Orbital emphysema in COPD with bronchopleural fistula |
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| Authors: | Daya Upadhyay and Peter HS Sporn |
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| Institution: | 1Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA;;2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Orbital emphysema is usually a benign, self-limited condition. Intraorbital extension of the entrapped air in the absence of an orbital fracture is extremely rare. Although benign, a careful periodic monitoring of intraocular pressure, optic nerve examinations, and prompt management are warranted in order to prevent tension pneumoobitus secondary to increasing intraorbital pressure by the orbital air. |
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| Keywords: | COPD orbital emphysema tension pneumoorbitus |
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