Periorbital ecchymosis with tarsal plate sparing

What it means

Subcutaneous bleeding with a diameter greater than 1 cm (ecchymosis). The bleeding does not extend into the tarsal plate (the comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue within the eyelid) due to an anatomic structure called the orbital septum, which limits extravasation of blood beyond the tarsal plate.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

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