What is bilateral periorbital ecchymosis?

Periorbital ecchymosis (PE) is caused by blood tracking along tissue plains into periorbital tissues, causing discoloration in the upper and lower eyelids. This clinical feature is most commonly associated with basal skull fractures.

1. What does periorbital ecchymosis indicate?
2. How is periorbital ecchymosis treated?
3. What causes raccoon eyes and battle signs?
4. What skull injury is consistent with the raccoon sign?
5. What is the difference between bruise and ecchymosis?
6. What is ecchymosis of the eye?
7. What disease causes ecchymosis?
8. Are dark eyelids a health warning?
9. How do you treat raccoon eyes?
10. What is Battle sign?
11. What artery causes epidural hematoma?
12. What causes raccoon eyes in neuroblastoma?
13. Are contusion and ecchymosis the same thing?
14. Can aspirin cause ecchymosis?

What does periorbital ecchymosis indicate?

Raccoon eyes (also known in the United Kingdom and Ireland as panda eyes) or periorbital ecchymosis is a sign of basal skull fracture or subgaleal hematoma, a craniotomy that ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers.

How is periorbital ecchymosis treated?

Most of the time, patches of ecchymosis will go away without treatment. A person can reduce any pain or swelling with a cold compress or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen. If a person has not had an injury and the cause of ecchymosis is not obvious, a doctor may perform some diagnostic tests.

What causes raccoon eyes and battle signs?

Raccoon eyes is most often caused by a basal skull fracture (BSF). The basal part of your skull is the bottom portion where the brain rests. When a fracture occurs, symptoms such as raccoon eyes may follow. BSF can occur from car accidents, falls, sports injuries, and other sources of head trauma.

What skull injury is consistent with the raccoon sign?

When a skull base fracture is present, the raccoon sign is present in 50 to 60% of cases. [4] This sign can be easily identified and is usually associated with anterior skull base fractures, especially of the frontal bone with an associated epidural hematoma.

What is the difference between bruise and ecchymosis?

Ecchymosis is a skin discoloration that results from bleeding underneath the skin and usually larger than 1 cm or . 4 inches. A bruise is a discolored skin area that is caused by a blow, impact or suction (suction bruise) that ruptured underlying small blood vessels.

What is ecchymosis of the eye?

A black eye (ecchymosis) often happens from some type of injury to the area around the eye. The injury causes the tissue around the eye to become bruised. Your child's healthcare provider will examine the eye closely. The provider will check to see if there is damage to the eye itself or to the bones around the eye.

What disease causes ecchymosis?

Problems with platelets, blood clotting factors, or blood vessels can cause ecchymosis, too. Easy bruising could also be a sign of a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia or Von Willebrand disease.

Are dark eyelids a health warning?

Although this symptom is not dangerous, it can sometimes affect a person's well-being and self-esteem. Depending on the cause of dark eyelids, a doctor may be able to suggest ways in which a person can reduce their appearance. Some preventive remedies can also help people who have risk factors for dark eyelids.

How do you treat raccoon eyes?

Raccoon eyes should go away on their own, although it can take up to 2 weeks. It's normal for the color to change from purple to green or yellow as you heal. That's the blood reabsorbing into your skin. Apply ice packs to your closed eyes to bring down any swelling.

What is Battle sign?

Battle Sign (also called Battle's Sign) is defined as bruising over the mastoid process. It is retroauricular or mastoid ecchymosis that is typically the result of head trauma. Battle sign derives its name from Dr. William Henry Battle who initially described the sign in the late 1800s.

What artery causes epidural hematoma?

Epidural hematomas (EDHs) classically arise after a blow to the side of the head results in a fracture of the thin temporal bone immediately overlying the middle meningeal artery. The patient may briefly lose consciousness after the initial impact, but he or she quickly awakens; thus, the brain injury was mild.

What causes raccoon eyes in neuroblastoma?

The characteristic ''raccoon eyes'' appearance associated with neuroblastoma is probably related to obstruction of the pal- pebral vessels by tumor tissue in and around the orbits [2].

Are contusion and ecchymosis the same thing?

The terms bruise and contusion are synonyms. Either term refers to the same injury to the surface of your skin. Your doctor may also refer to your bruise by another medical term, ecchymosis. This is yet another word for the same injury as a bruise or contusion.

Can aspirin cause ecchymosis?

Sudden unexplained bruising or blood spots under the skin or a sudden increase in the frequency of bruising may be caused by: A medicine, such as aspirin or blood thinners (anticoagulants).