ArticleClinical case reports2021
Orbital compression syndrome in a Ugandan child with sickle cell disease: A case report.
Article in Clinical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Orbital Compression Syndrome Mimicking Severe Malaria in a Child with Sickle Cell Disease in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Acute soft head syndrome and orbital compression syndrome in a child with sickle cell disease: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Massive spontaneous subdural hemorrhage mimicking dural venous thrombosis in a sickle cell adolescent, a rare case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Orbital compression syndrome in a Ugandan child with sickle cell disease: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Orbital compression syndrome is a rare acute complication of sickle cell disease that may impair vision. Assessment by a multidisciplinary team incorporates detailed history and physical examination, fundoscopy, and appropriate imaging to exclude infections or neoplasms. Supportive treatment is adequate unless there is evidence of life-threatening space-occupying lesion warranting surgery.
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