Abstract

FOGUET BOREU, Q.  and  COLL DE TUERO, G.. Ocular proptosis: a case review. Medifam [online]. 2002, vol.12, n.1, pp.66-70. ISSN 1131-5768.

Ocular proptosis or exophthalmos is not a very commnon finding in the daily clinical practice. For its low frequency and for the multiplicity of etiologies it can be caused by, the ocular proptosis constitute a challenge of diagnosis for the family doctor.  We report the case of a right ocular proptosis diagnosed in a 71 years old man.  The initial study of an exophtalmos requires an anamnesi, a physique exploration and complementary proof (orbital ecography and thyroidal function).  In general, when we find a bilateral exophthalmos we must think of a thyroidal disfunction whereas if is it unilateral, we must suspect an orbital tumor.

Keywords : Ocular proptosis; Exophthalmos; Orbital mestastasis.

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