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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Main Authors: Sanyam K. Mahajan, Vinay Gupta, Sudhir Sharma, Suresh Thakur
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-04-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.549
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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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