Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report
A 25 year old male was diagnosed with bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever. The patient was managed accordingly, and full ocular recovery was observed. However, abducens nerve involvement, manifesting with lateral rectus palsy following is so rare. Cases with unilateral lateral rect...
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| description | A 25 year old male was diagnosed with bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever. The patient was managed accordingly, and full ocular recovery was observed. However, abducens nerve involvement, manifesting with lateral rectus palsy following is so rare. Cases with unilateral lateral rectus palsy with dengue has been documented but bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever were never documented in previous literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c35a01c006634f84bb4a32bd88e24bea2025-08-20T03:52:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842020-04-01304666710.7869/djo.551Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case ReportManisha MeenaRajesh Kumar MeenaArvind ChauhanA 25 year old male was diagnosed with bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever. The patient was managed accordingly, and full ocular recovery was observed. However, abducens nerve involvement, manifesting with lateral rectus palsy following is so rare. Cases with unilateral lateral rectus palsy with dengue has been documented but bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever were never documented in previous literature.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.551abducens nervedengue feverlateral rectus palsyplatelet counts |
| spellingShingle | Manisha Meena Rajesh Kumar Meena Arvind Chauhan Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology abducens nerve dengue fever lateral rectus palsy platelet counts |
| title | Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy Following Dengue Fever: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | bilateral lateral rectus palsy following dengue fever a rare case report |
| topic | abducens nerve dengue fever lateral rectus palsy platelet counts |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.551 |
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