Citation

Mallika PS, Chong YJ, Tan AK, Tang IP, Aziz S, Lee HK. Med. J. Malaysia 2011; 66(4): 361-362.

Affiliation

University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching Town Land District, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, 93150 Sarawak, Malaysia. pmallika@fmhs.unimas.my

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Malaysian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22299559

Abstract

Intraorbital foreign bodies (IOrbFB) are associated with both sight and life threatening injuries. We report a case of an IOrbFB associated with retrobulbar hemorrhage and injury of the frontal sinus in an 11 year-old boy, after history of fall from the tree. Imaging studies revealed a metallic foreign body (FB) in the orbit and fracture of the walls of the frontal sinus. The usual entry route of an IOrbFB is either through the eye or orbital walls and extremely rare through the paranasal sinuses. This is the first reported case of a FB entering the orbit through the frontal sinus.

Language: en