Aprile 2019 - Volume XXXVIII - numero 4
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1Università di Trieste
2SC di Pediatria d’Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso Pediatrico; 3SS di Oculistica e Strabologia Pediatrica, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
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Key words: Hyphema, Ocular trauma, Retinal detachment
Hyphema refers to an accumulation of red blood cells within the anterior chamber of the eye and is more frequently a consequence of trauma. Particularly, blunting trauma due to plastic projectiles is increasingly reported as its cause. Isolated low-grade hyphema does not represent an emergency, but deferred urgency. The paper reports the case of a 17-year-old boy who presented with a hyphema after blunt ocular trauma and highlights important teaching points for the Emergency Room paediatricians.
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