Proptosis with Increased Orbital Fat in an Obese Patient

Azhar Seedat; Shaheen Seedat; Sulaiman E. I. Moosa

doi:10.1155/2020/8832704

Case Reports in Radiology (Jan 2020)

Proptosis with Increased Orbital Fat in an Obese Patient

Azhar Seedat,
Shaheen Seedat,
Sulaiman E. I. Moosa

Affiliations

Azhar Seedat: Division of Radiology, Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Shaheen Seedat: Department of Health Care Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York City, New York, USA
Sulaiman E. I. Moosa: Division of Radiology, Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8832704
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Computational tomography (CT) is a well-documented modality in the workup of proptosis. We present a case of proptosis due to increased orbital fat in an obese patient. We review the literature to discuss the most likely causes of increased orbital fat, and we discuss the utility of CT imaging in assessing this pathology.

Published in Case Reports in Radiology

ISSN: 2090-6862 (Print); 2090-6870 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5370

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