The ophthalmology service was consulted to evaluate a 19-year-old male inpatient with rapid-onset bilateral periorbital edema, proptosis and headache. He was admitted to the hospital the night prior ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 54-year-old woman presented to the emergency department at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital with episodes of ...

1A 14-year-old boy with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department with painful periorbital edema and erythema in his right eye for 2 days. He denied any vision change, ...

A 2-year-old boy presented with an 8-day history of emesis and a 1-day history of facial edema. The emesis, which was clear or white, nonbloody, and nonbilious, occurred multiple times per day, both ...

Pott's puffy tumour (PPT), first described by Percival Pott in 1760, refers to a doughy, indolent swelling over the forehead caused by an underlying subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone. It ...

There are many causes of eye swelling or puffiness, the most common of which include allergy, a lack of sleep, eating too much sodium, or simple aging. At other times, the swelling (also known as ...

Reported symptoms vary from mild reactions such as palmar and plantar pruritis 9 to more severe reactions such as anaphylaxis with tongue swelling, throat constriction, and respiratory distress. 5 ...

TRICHINOSIS is a relatively common infection whose classic clinical manifestations are well known. These include muscle pain and tenderness, eosinophilia, fever, periorbital edema and conjunctival and ...

An adult African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) was examined because of bilateral periorbital swelling of 1-year duration. Ultrasonographic imaging revealed bilateral periorbital and retrobulbar ...

Diagnosis of alpha-gal allergy should be made based on a detailed patient history that includes questions about the following: previous tick bite exposure; engagement in activities that would lead to ...