[Irreversible Horner's syndrome after bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy].

Abstract

CASE REPORT:

A 19 year-old boy who developed a right Horner's syndrome after a bilateral sympathectomy as a treatment for palmoplantar hyperhidrosis.

DISCUSSION:

Horner's syndrome is defined by the occurrence of miosis, ptosis and enophthalmos as a result of involvement of sympathetic innervation. This is quite rare, but identification is very important because it may also be an ominous sign secondary to a neoplasm, neurological diseases, or surgery of the sympathetic chain, as in our case.

• Authors: P Vicente, E Canelles, A Díaz, A Fons
• Journal: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol) Vol. 89 Issue 2 Pg. 79-81 (Feb 2014) ISSN: 1989-7286 [Electronic] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Síndrome de Horner irreversible tras simpatectomía toracoscópica bilateral.
• PMID: 24269401 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2010 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Sympathomimetics
• Phenylephrine
• Cocaine

Topics

• Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic
• Blepharoptosis (drug therapy, etiology)
• Cocaine
• Horner Syndrome (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Humans
• Hyperhidrosis (surgery)
• Intraoperative Complications (etiology)
• Male
• Phenylephrine (therapeutic use)
• Sympathectomy (adverse effects, methods)
• Sympathomimetics (therapeutic use)
• Thoracoscopy
• Young Adult