Base of the skull fracture presents with involvement of the petrous temporal bone, which of the following is the impoant sign?: (A) A.Subconjuctival haematoma, (B) B.CSF rhinorrhoea, (C) C.Raccon eye, (D) D.Battle sign
Answer is D. Battle's sign Middle cranial fossa fracture(Petronius pa of temporal bone) Bruising/ecchimosi over the mastoid process in the line of posterior auricular aery. Raccoon sign,Panda sign,Spectacle haematoma,Black eye:- Haemorrhages in soft tissues around the eye and in eyelids. Causes: Direct trauma,punch to eye. Blunt impact to forehead , the blood gravitating downwards over supraorbital ridge. Fracture of floor of the anterior fossa of the skull.