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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
High-Yield Explanation
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.

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