%0 Journal Article
%T Enfisema orbit¨˘rio compressivo ap¨Žs asseio nasal: relato de caso
%A Furlani
%A Bruno de Albuquerque
%A Diniz
%A Bruno
%A Bitelli
%A Luis Gustavo
%A Martins
%A Elisabeth Nogueira
%J Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
%D 2009
%I Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
%R 10.1590/S0004-27492009000200024
%X orbital emphysema is the abnormal presence of air in the orbit. occurrence in the absence of orbital fracture is rare. we report a case of a 40-year-old female presenting unilateral orbital emphysema after vigorous nose blowing. she developed sudden visual loss as a result of elevated intraocular pressure and urgent treatment was required. she underwent an orbital decompression, performed using a 24-gauge needle puncture adjacent to the supraorbital notch. after treatment, she reported considerable decrease of symptoms.
%K emphysema [etiology]
%K orbital diseases
%K pressure [adverse effects]
%K visual acuity
%K ocular hypertension
%K case reports.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27492009000200024&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en