| Title |
Ophthalmoplegia Due to Scrub Typhus |
| Creator |
Jinhyun Kim; Ji Seon Kim; Dong-lk Shin; Sung-Hyun Lee; Sang-Soo Lee; Seo-Young Choi |
| Abstract |
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. The illness is usually characterized by fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy, but severe cases progress to pulmonary and neurological involvement. We report a 69-year-old man who developed ptosis and ophthalmoplegia with a focal nodular lesion in the anterior cavernous sinus detected with magnetic resonance imaging. Found to have scrub typhus, the ptosis and ophthalmoplegia resolved after treatment with doxycycline. |
| Subject |
Older people; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ophthalmoplegia; Scrub Typhus |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
227748 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j9hxc/227748 |
