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Unilateral exophthalmos

Exophthalmos (also called exophthalmus, exophthalmia, proptosis, or exorbitism) is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit. Exophthalmos can be either bilateral (as is often seen in Graves' disease) or unilateral (as is often seen in an orbital tumor). [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms

Unilateral proptosis

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Common: Burkitt lymphoma; Carcinoma; Fracture with orbital emphysema; Fracture with retro-orbital hematoma; Granuloma; Graves disease; Hemangioma; Hyperthyroidism; Lacrimal gland tumor; Leukemia; Lymphangioma; Lymphoepithelioma; Lymphoma; Metastasis; Mucocele; Neoplasm; Optic glioma; Orbital meningioma; Orbital pseudotumor; Periorbital abscess; Periorbital cellulitis; Periorbital myositis; Retinoblastoma; Retrobulbar abscess; Retrobulbar cellulitis; Retrobulbar myositis; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Sphenoid ridge meningioma; Spindle cell tumor
Uncommon: Arteriovenous malformation; Bone neoplasm; Caffey disease; Carotid artery aneurysm; Carotid-cavernous fistula; Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Dermoid; Epidermoid; Fibrous dysplasia; Foreign body; Hydatid cyst; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Liposarcoma; Multiple myeloma; Neuroblastoma; Neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis; Optic neuritis; Orbital encephalocele; Orbital meningocele; Orbital varices; Ossifying fibroma; Osteomyelitis; Osteopetrosis; Osteosarcoma; Paget disease of bone; Paranasal sinus osteoma; Schwannoma; Severe craniosynostosis; Sickle cell disease; Sinusitis; Sympathicoblastoma; Teratoma; Thalassemia