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A. Bilateral periorbital edema. Marked edema of the upper eyelids, left worse than right, noted on initial ophthalmologic exam.
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Purpose
To describe a case of severe, bilateral periorbital edema after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Observations
A three-year old girl with metastatic neuroblastoma underwent the second of two tandem autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplants, complicated by engraftment syndrome. On post-engraftment day 11, she developed acute...
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... examination the patient had severe eyelid edema, more pronounced on the left side ( Fig. 2A). The swelling involved the upper eyelids more than the lower eyelids. There was mild erythema, but no discharge or fluctuance. With effort the child could open the palpebral fissures a few millimeters. She was able to fixate and track a small target with each eye. The extraocular eye movements were full. Ocular alignment was ...
