L'ematoma sub-periostale dell'orbita è una patologia rara. Benchè la maggior parte dei casi siano conseguenza di un trauma facciale diretto o una complicanza chirurgica, sono stati descritte cause non traumatiche. Riportiamo un caso di ematoma sub-periostale orbitario spontaneo comparso durante un'immersione subacquea in una giovane donna. In questo lavoro vengono discussi i reperti di risonanza magnetica, di tomografia computerizzata e viene effettuata una revisione della letteratura.
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