Raccoon eyes

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Raccoon eye or periorbital bruising or is a sign of basal skull fracture. It results from blood from skull fracture tracking down into the soft tissue around the eye.

It may also be referred to as panda eyes, especially in the UK.

External links

[Trauma.org imagebank: Raccoon eyes]
Herbella FA, Mudo M, Delmonti C, Braga FM, Del Grande JC. "'Raccoon eyes' (periorbital haematoma) as a sign of skull base fracture." Injury. 2001 Dec;32(10):745-7. PMID 11754879
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