CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 40, no. 1, 2014

A Rare Case of Ocular Myositis

[Case Reports]

C. ALBU(1), B. CTLIN(2), C. ZAHARIA(1)


(1)Neurology Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Craiova, Romania;
(2)Physiology Department University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; Center of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Craiova, Romania


Abstract:

We report the case of a 43 year old man who presented recurrent left abducens palsy. His medical history included arterial hypertension, ischemic cardiomiopathy, dyslipidemia, rhinitis, maxillary sinusitis. Physical examination revealed a overweight patient, horizontal gaze diplopia, left nerve VI paresis, mild left retro-orbital pain. The orbital MRI also didn�t offer new information: mild external edema on the left eye, with normal tendon aspect, no thickening or enhancement of the muscle belly and also normal aspect of the bony orbit. Recurrent palsy of EOMs can be caused in rare cases by ocular myositis.


Keywords: ocular myositis, unilateral, corticotherapy



Corresponding: Dr. Bogdan Catalin, Physiology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Petru Rares Street, No. 2-4, Craiova, 200349, ROmania; e-mail: bogdan.catalin@ umfcv.ro


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.40.01.14 - Download PDF
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