3 - Adnexa/Orbit/External Flashcards
Prolapsed orbital fat
- cause/what it is
- concerns with large prolapses
Aging -> weakened orbital septum -> extraconal fat prolapses
Lid malposition + subsequent exposure keratopathy
Preseptal cellulitis
- who/when
- causes
- signs/symp
Children during winter months
#1 HORDEOLUM Other: dacryocystitis, upper respiratory/mid-ear infxn, SKIN TRAUMA (puncture wound, insect bite)
NO PAIN
Lid edema, erythema, ptosis, warmth
Orbital cellulitis
- who
- causes
Children - one of the leading causees of exophthalmos in kids
Infections: sinus (#1 ETHMOID/LAMINA PAPYRACEA), orbital (dacryoadenitis/cystitis, progression of preseptal), dental
Orbital fracture
Adults = STAPH AUREUS
Kids = H. INFLUENZAE
Orbital cellulitis
- signs/symp
- progression
Ask about recent fever, sinus/dental infxns, trauma
EOM PAIN/RESTRICTION, FEVER, PROPTOSIS, DECR VA
Can lead to cav.sinus thrombosis, brain abscess, MENINGITIS
Mucormycosis
Aggressive, life-threatening fungal infxn in pts with orbital cellulitis that are diabetic/immunocompromised
Characteristic black eschar (necrotic tissue) in mouth and nose
TED
- who
- strongest risk factor
Females (8:1)
4th-5th decades
1% have/will develop Myasthenia Gravis
Smoking = 2-9x incr risk
TED
-pathophysiology
TSH receptor autoantibodies directed against EOMs and orbital tissue -> fibroblast proliferation, significant inflammation, thickening of EOMs -> optic nerve compression
TED
-signs/symp
Signs: uni or bilateral PROPTOSIS*, UL RETRACTION, lid erythema/edema, conj/caruncle injection, decr color vision, EOM restrictions, APD, IOP ELEVATED IN PRIMARY/UPGAZE
*MOST COMMON CAUSE OF UNI/BILATERAL PROPTOSIS IN MID-AGE
Symp: prominent eyes, chemosis, FBS, tearing, photophobia, diplopia, decr vision, color vision loss
TED
-no specs
N: no signs/symp O: only signs - dalrymple’s stare app S: soft tissue involvement P: proptosis E: EOM involvement - IMSLOw C: corneal involvement - SLK (superior limbic keratoconj-itis) S: sight loss - ON compression
3 things assoc with superiorlimibic keratoconjunctivitis
Thyroid (TED)
CLS
Dry eye
*all = friction!
TED
-implications of ON compression (4)
Disc edema
APD
Decr color vision
VF loss
TED signs
- Von Graefe
- Kocher
- Dalrymple
VG: upper lid lag during downgaze
K: globe lag compared to lid movement when looking up
D: lid retraction = stare app
TED
-dx
(+) forced ductions CT/MRI - EOM enlargement, tendons spared (vs orbital pseudotumor) Exophthalmometry VFs Blood work T3/4/SH
Hertel exophthalmometry norms
12-18 mm Asian
12-22 mm Caucasian
12-24 mm Black
Abnormal if >3mm asymmetry
Carotid-Cavernous Fistula
- who
- cause
20yo M
Abnormal communication between arterial and venous systems
Usually from CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Carotid-Cavernous Fistula
-signs/symp
Chemosis (-) itch
Pulsatile proptosis
Ocular bruit
*from build-up of pressure posterior to globe due to impeded blood flow
Capillary hemangioma
Most common benign orbital tumor in children
Deprivation amblyopia is major concern
Cavernous hemangioma
Most common benign orbital tumor in adults (4th-6th decades, females)
Progressive, painless, unilateral proptosis
Tumor most commonly arises posterior to globe within muscle cone
Dermoid cyst
Superior-temporal
Congenital
Well-defined
Neurofibroma
Benign, yellow-white, well-defined tumor of astrocytes, esp superior orbit
Young to mid-age adults
Isolated, multiple, uni or bilateral
Neurolemmoma
Aka Schwannoma
Benign tumor of schwann cells, esp superior orbit
Young to mid-age adults
Develops within V1
Gradual onset painless, progressive proptosis