Open AccessPeriorbital swelling in emergency room: Get your eyes in
Author(s) -
Subramanian Senthilkumaran,
Namasivayam Balamurgan,
Kaneesh Karthik Arthanari,
Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.55349
Subject(s) - swelling , medicine , emergency department , disposition , psychology , psychiatry , pathology , social psychology
Facial swelling and eye pain are very common patient complaints in Emergency Departments. Clinical evidence and investigations play a crucial role in making the correct diagnosis which impacts the final disposition and management of the patient. We present a case of a patient who presented with facial swelling and headache.