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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| author | Sanyam K. Mahajan Vinay Gupta Sudhir Sharma Suresh Thakur |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-e926bacaf5344895a57cff7acba5ecc52025-08-20T03:11:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842020-04-01304616210.7869/djo.549Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure SyndromeSanyam K. MahajanVinay GuptaSudhir SharmaSuresh ThakurWe 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.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.549rickettsiasuperior orbital fissurescrub typhus |
| spellingShingle | Sanyam K. Mahajan Vinay Gupta Sudhir Sharma Suresh Thakur Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology rickettsia superior orbital fissure scrub typhus |
| title | Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome |
| title_full | Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome |
| title_short | Scrub Typhus with Partial Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome |
| title_sort | scrub typhus with partial superior orbital fissure syndrome |
| topic | rickettsia superior orbital fissure scrub typhus |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.549 |
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