Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome
We report a case of a 33 year old woman suffering from scrub typhus who presented with binocular horizontal diplopia. Magnatic Resonance Imaging of Brain showed thickening and enhancement of the lateral wall of cavernous sinus, extending to involve orbital apex. She improved after treatment with dox...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.549 |
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| Summary: | We report a case of a 33 year old woman suffering from scrub typhus who presented with binocular horizontal diplopia. Magnatic Resonance Imaging of Brain showed thickening and enhancement of the lateral wall of cavernous sinus, extending to involve orbital apex. She improved after treatment with doxycycline. Various ophthalmological manifestations of scrub typhus have also been reviewed. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-0200 2454-2784 |