Infant presents with persistent ecchymosis

A 7-month-old boy was brought by his mother to the New England Eye Center for evaluation of persistent left eye redness and left upper eyelid bruising. The mother noticed these findings 6 to 8 weeks earlier after the patient was hit by a stuffed toy on the left side of his face. There was no other history of trauma. The patient’s mother became concerned when the redness did not improve and presented to the pediatric ophthalmology clinic for evaluation.
The patient had no medical or surgical history and was born (Read more...)

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