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Bulging eyes
- Bulging eyes: Introduction
- Causes (171 conditions)
- Types
- Diagnosis Checklist (7 listings)
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (12 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Videos
- Definitions
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Bulging eyes: Introduction
Bulging eyes: Bulging or protruding eyes. See free access online books about Bulging eyes below. See detailed information below for a list of 171 causes of Bulging eyes, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Bulging eyes:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Bulging eyes.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Goiter - see causes of goiter
- Graves's disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Eyeball infection
- Eye tumor
- Eye blood vessel swelling
- Eye socket disease
- Eye socket hemorrhage
- Eye socket tumor
- Thrombosis
- Blood clots behind the eyes
- Congenital glaucoma
- Cushing syndrome
- Overactive thyroid gland
- Malignant hypertension
- Clots in veins behind eyes (see Blood clots)
- Hand-Schueller-Christian syndrome
- Apert syndrome
- Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Crouzon syndrome
- more causes...»
See full list of 171 causes of Bulging eyes
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Causes of Types of Bulging eyes:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Bulging eyes:
- Exophthalmos (41 causes)
- Exopthalmos (10 causes)
- Proptosis (51 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 4 types for Bulging eyes
Bulging eyes: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Bulging eyes, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Bulging eyes and Eye symptoms (131 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Head symptoms (115 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Face symptoms (103 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Nerve symptoms (65 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Mouth symptoms (65 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Sensations (62 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Vision changes (62 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Visual problems (61 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Behavioral symptoms (60 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Personality symptoms (58 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Ear symptoms (58 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Mental problems (57 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Body symptoms (56 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Infant symptoms (56 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Swelling symptoms (54 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Growth symptoms (53 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Poor growth (52 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Mental retardation (46 causes)
- Bulging eyes and Muscle symptoms (45 causes)
- more...»
See full list of 1459 Symptom Checker combinations related to Bulging eyes
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Eye symptoms (3991 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Bulging eyes
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Bulging eyes:
- Eye symptoms (3991 causes)
- Goiter (64 causes)
- Thyroid symptoms (117 causes)
- Eye pain (463 causes)
- Eye redness (598 causes)
- Bleeding in eye
- Graves's disease
- Hyperthyroidism (32 causes)
- Eyeball infection
- Eye tumor
- Eye blood vessel swelling
- Eye socket disease
- Eye socket hemorrhage
- Eye socket tumor
- Thrombosis
- Blood clots behind the eyes
- Congenital glaucoma
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Bulging eyes
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Bulging eyes from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Bulging eyes. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Bulging eyes
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Bulging eyes: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Diagnostic tests for Bulging eyes:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Bulging eyes. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Fever may suggest cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Examine the eyes for protrusion of the eyeball out of the orbit. This may be very obvious but if not, look carefully at the sclera (white part of the eye) which will not be covered by the lower eyelid. Also look from behind over the patient's forehead where the eye may be visible in front of the eyebrow ridge
- Examine for complications of bulging eyes including conjunctivitis (eye infection), corneal ulceration (due to inability to close eyelids), optic nerve atrophy or paralysis of one or more of the muscles that move the eye
- Examine for other signs of Hyperthyroidism e.g. fine tremor, increased pulse rate, thyroid gland enlargement, heart murmur - may indicate Grave's disease is cause of bulging eyes.
- Blood tests
- more tests...»
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Bulging eyes. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed the bulging eyes? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Are one or both eyes affected? - If bilateral suggests Graves's disease. If unilateral may suggest tumors of the orbit (e.g. dermoid, optic nerve glioma, neurofibroma, granuloma), Cavernous sinus thrombosis, Grave's disease or pseuotumors of the orbit.
- Recent medical history? - e.g. sinusitis or ear infections may be complicated and followed by Cavernous sinus thrombosis which may cause unilateral bulging eye.
- Past medical history? - e.g. risk factors for Cavernous sinus thrombosis include congenital heart disease, systemic cancer, polycythaemia and sickle cell anemia.
- Medications? - oral contraceptive pill may increase risk of Cavernous sinus thrombosis.
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Bulging eyes (7 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Bulging eyes) may include:
- Symptoms of Grave's disease e.g. preference for cooler weather, increased appetite, heart palpitations, increased sweating, nervousness, irritability, diarrhea, lack of menstrual periods
- Symptoms of Cavernous sinus thrombosis and thrombophlebitis? - e.g. concurrent sinus infection, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, eye pain, tender orbit, swelling and blueness of the upper face, paralysis of the one or more of the muscles that move the eye.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Bulging eyes (7 listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Bulging eyes
Home medical tests possibly related to Bulging eyes:
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Stories from Users for Bulging eyes
Real-life user stories relating to Bulging eyes:
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- Totally out of answers...
- I can't figure out what's causing this.
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- Frustrated!!! They can't figure this out
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- Dr House? Need a very smart MD to figure this out. Its been a year! PLEASE
- I wish I could figure out what is going on ... just want to be healthy
- If you can figure this out then you're a genius
- Could someone please help...I'm out of options.
- Doctors cannot figure this out
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Causes of Bulging eyes listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Bulging eyes as a symptom include:
- Carotid-cavernous fistula
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Cloverleaf skull syndrome
- Crouzon craniofacial dysostosis
- Dermoid cyst
- Endophthalmitis
- Graves' disease
- Histiocytosis X
- Insulin receptor defect with insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus
- Lowry-MacLean syndrome
- Nasal type natural killer/T-cell lymphoma
- Neu-Laxova syndrome
- Orbital cellulitis
- Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor
- more causes...»
See full list of 171
causes of Bulging eyes
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Bulging eyes:
Protrusion of one or both eyeballs; can be congenital and familial, or due to pathology, such as a retroorbital tumor (usually unilateral) or thyroid disease (usually bilateral).
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Bulging eyes:
The list of organs typically affected by Bulging eyes may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Bulging eyes
The list below shows some of the causes of Bulging eyes mentioned in various sources:
- Acanthocytosis - bulging eyes
- Acrocephalosyndactyly II - bulging eyes
- Acrocephalosyndactyly Syndrome type 5 - bulging eyes
- Acrocephalosyndactyly type 5 (ACPS 5) - bulging eyes
- Acrofacial dysostosis Rodriguez type - bulging eyes
- Acrosphenosyndactylia - bulging eyes
- Adams Nance syndrome - protruding eyes
- more causes...»
See full list of 171 causes of Bulging eyes
How Common are these Causes of Bulging eyes?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Bulging eyes. Of the 171 causes of Bulging eyes that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1 causes are "very common" diseases
- 2 causes are "common" diseases
- 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1 causes are "rare" diseases
- 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 167 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 171 causes of Bulging eyes
Conditions listing symptoms: Bulging eyes:
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Causes of Bulging eyes Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Bulging eyes based
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Bulging eyes?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Bulging eyes, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Bulging eyes:
Proptosis, Exophthalmos
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Bulging eyes:
Subtypes of Bulging eyes:
Exophthalmos (3 causes), Exopthalmos, Proptosis (10 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Bulging eyes:
Eye symptoms (3948 causes)
Symptoms related to Bulging eyes:
Eye symptoms (3948 causes), Goiter (23 causes), Thyroid symptoms (107 causes), Eye pain (360 causes), Eye redness (533 causes), Bleeding in eye, Graves's disease, Hyperthyroidism (9 causes), Eyeball infection, Eye tumor, Eye blood vessel swelling, Eye socket disease, Eye socket hemorrhage, Eye socket tumor, Thrombosis, Blood clots behind the eyes, Congenital glaucoma
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Bulging eyes
Medical research papers related to Bulging eyes include:
- Blepharoplasty, Lower Eyelid Laxity
- Ichthyosis Fetalis (Follow-up)
- Eye Socket Disorders
- Infiltrative Lung Diseases
- Tumors of the Nervous System
- Thyroid Gland Disorders
- Hormonal Disorders
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