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EXOPHTHALMOS |
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dysthyroid eye disease [Grave's disease; commonest cause of unilateral or bilateral exophthalmos] SVC obstruction severe myopia [large eyeball]Cushing's syndrome uraemia malignant hypertension craniostenosis [congenital]familial |
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unilateral exophthalmos: |
carotico-cavernous fistula [pulsatile exophthalmos]cavernous sinus thrombosis retrobulbar haemorrhage orbital cellulitis or periostitis buphthalmos [large eyeball due to congenital glaucoma] |
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orbital masses: |
tumours / metastases cavernous haemangioma lachrymal gland tumours optic nerve glioma or meningioma granulomas, eg. sarcoidosis, tuberculosis |
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