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[Irreversible Horner's syndrome after bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy]
P Vicente1, E Canelles1, A Díaz1
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Sección de Neurooftalmología, Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España.
Case Report:
A 19 year-old boy who developed a right Horner's syndrome after a bilateral sympathectomy as a treatment for palmoplantar hyperhidrosis.
Discussion:
Horner's syndrome is defined by the occurrence of miosis, ptosis and enophthalmos as a result of involvement of sympathetic innervation. This is quite rare, but identification is very important because it may also be an ominous sign secondary to a neoplasm, neurological diseases, or surgery of the sympathetic chain, as in our case.
