Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre
Proptosis, the forward protrusion of the eyeball, is a common manifestation of a wide variety of diseases inside the orbit and its spaces. Its diagnosis is usually a combined effort of the ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, neurosurgeon, and radiologist. A clinical study of twenty-five cases with un...
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| description | Proptosis, the forward protrusion of the eyeball, is a common manifestation of a wide variety of diseases inside the orbit and its spaces. Its diagnosis is usually a combined effort of the ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, neurosurgeon, and radiologist. A clinical study of twenty-five cases with unilateral proptosis were studied in different age groups over a period of about 3 years under different headings like distribution, clinical features, radiological features, histopathological aspects, management, and outcomes of diseases. Proptosis measurement was done by simple/plastic ruler exophthalmometry, and diagnosis was made after a detailed clinical examination and ancillary tests. Treatment modality was decided based on radiological and histopathological examination reports, which included medical surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy or a combination of all. In our study, most of the patients were in the age group of more than 60 years. The M : F ratio is 3 : 1. One case had a large proptosis of 18 mm above normal and 2 cases were as small as 3 mm. Diagnosis was mainly done by clinical features and confirmed by radiological and histopathological features. Most of them were treated medically (13 cases, i.e., 52%) and the rest by surgery with a combination of radiotherapy/chemotherapy (12 cases, i.e., 48%). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-036ebb8f812d4ab790d402889b9584d12025-02-03T05:54:08ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582017-01-01201710.1155/2017/85464588546458Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care CentreSusan Dsouza0Pooja Kandula1Gurudutt Kamath2Manjunath Kamath3Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, IndiaProptosis, the forward protrusion of the eyeball, is a common manifestation of a wide variety of diseases inside the orbit and its spaces. Its diagnosis is usually a combined effort of the ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, neurosurgeon, and radiologist. A clinical study of twenty-five cases with unilateral proptosis were studied in different age groups over a period of about 3 years under different headings like distribution, clinical features, radiological features, histopathological aspects, management, and outcomes of diseases. Proptosis measurement was done by simple/plastic ruler exophthalmometry, and diagnosis was made after a detailed clinical examination and ancillary tests. Treatment modality was decided based on radiological and histopathological examination reports, which included medical surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy or a combination of all. In our study, most of the patients were in the age group of more than 60 years. The M : F ratio is 3 : 1. One case had a large proptosis of 18 mm above normal and 2 cases were as small as 3 mm. Diagnosis was mainly done by clinical features and confirmed by radiological and histopathological features. Most of them were treated medically (13 cases, i.e., 52%) and the rest by surgery with a combination of radiotherapy/chemotherapy (12 cases, i.e., 48%).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8546458 |
| spellingShingle | Susan Dsouza Pooja Kandula Gurudutt Kamath Manjunath Kamath Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full | Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre |
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| title_short | Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_sort | clinical profile of unilateral proptosis in a tertiary care centre |
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