%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological and Diagnostic Aspects of Childhood Proptosis in Lome (Togo) from 2010 to 2020
%A Nidain Maneh
%A Mawuli Ayodele Komi Santos
%A Koffi Sylvain Kawilitetou
%A Dadjo Amouzou
%A Kossi Dzidzinyo
%A Kokou Vonor
%A Didier Koffi Ayena
%A Patrice Komi Balo
%J Open Journal of Ophthalmology
%P 333-340
%@ 2165-7416
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojoph.2023.134032
%X <p>
	<span><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Background:</span></b></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> Although proptosis is rare, it is nevertheless the
main sign of orbital disease. Its discovery usually indicates a serious eye
disease especially in children. <b>Objective: </b>To determine epidemiological
and diagnostic aspects of childhood proptosis in Lome (Togo). <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective cross-sectional</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> study
conducted from June 2010 </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">to</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> May 2020, which is 10 years, in the ophthalmology department of
CHU-campus of Lome. Files of patients between the age of 0 and 15 who presented
a proptosis during the study period were taken into account in the study.
Patients with a false proptosis or incomplete records during the study period
were not taken into account in the study. <b><span>Results:</span> </b>The study<b> </b>considered 42 children with an age
average of 7.63 years ¡À 4.96 [4 days; 15 years] and a sex-ratio of 1.33. The
frequency of proptosis was 0.5% with an average progression of 383.7 days
before the first consultation. The proptosis was unilateral in 80.95% of cases.
The orbito-cerebral CT scan was done in 47.62% of cases. The proptosis in these
patients was predominantly of grade 3 in 45% of cases. The tumor pathologies
were at the forefront in 35.71%, dominated by retinoblastoma, and followed by
infectious and inflammatory diseases in 14.29%. <b><span>Conclusion:</span></b> Childhood proptosis is rare and often indicative
of infectious and tumor pathologies in our context. Its diagnosis is delayed,
which shows the importance of an early and effective diagnosis.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"></span></span></span> 
</p>
%K Childhood Proptosis
%K Tumors
%K Infections
%K Lome
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128956