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Induction of Ocular Surface Inflammation and Collection of Involved Tissues
Published on: August 4, 2022
A rare case of ocular myositis
Carmen Valeria Albu1, B Cătălin2, Cornelia Zaharia1
1Neurology Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Craiova, Romania.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 43 year old man who presented recurrent left abducens palsy. His medical history included arterial hypertension, ischemic cardiomiopathy, dyslipidemia, rhinitis, maxillary sinusitis. Physical examination revealed a overweight patient, horizontal gaze diplopia, left nerve VI paresis, mild left retro-orbital pain. The orbital MRI also didn't offer new information: mild external edema on the left eye, with normal tendon aspect, no thickening or enhancement of the muscle belly and also normal aspect of the bony orbit. Recurrent palsy of EOMs can be caused in rare cases by ocular myositis.
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