Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

A RARE PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE-HORNER‘S SYNDROME

Padmini S Vishnu, Vikram Chella Kumar

Abstract :

Horner‘s syndrome presents with the classical triad of miosis, ptosis, and (+/–) anhydrosis. Other often overlooked ocular signs include conjunctival injection, changes in accommodation, lower IOP, and iris heterochromia (if congenital).In this article we describe a rare presentation of Horners syndrome following viral keratitis. Horner syndrome is primarily an acquired condition secondary to systemic/local diseases or iatrogenic causes.The usual causes include cereovascular accident,multiple sclerosis,syringomyelia,spinal cord tumors,pancoast’s tumor,iatrogenic causes like thyroidectomy, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy, coronary artery bypass grafting, or carotid angiography. In our patient none of the common causes were found ,however he gave a history of viral keratitis.Sympathetic chain involvement in viral keratitis is extremely rare and has been reported only few times in the past. The article emphasizes the importance of history and clinical examination and this case is being reported for its rarity

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A RARE PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE-HORNER'S SYNDROME, Padmini S Vishnu, Vikram Chella Kumar PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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