Abstract:This study aimed to report a rare case of a rapidly progressive isolated unilateral orbital compression syndrome in a male with homozygous sickle cell disease, who presented with proptosis and optic nerve dysfunction. He neither had long bone pain crisis nor fever at the time of presentation that was managed surgically to preserve vision.Rapidly progressive left orbital swelling is observed in a 19-year-old homozygous sickle cell disease patient associated with severe pain, headache, and impaired vision. Compu… Show more
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