Uniocular ptosis due to cysticercosis of extraocular muscle
Involvement of extraocular muscle by Cysticercus cellulosae is very rare. Rarer still is the isolated involvement of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle presenting clinically as ptosis. We report here such a presentation in an eleven years old girl.
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Published in | Indian journal of pediatrics Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 181 - 182 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Heidelberg
Springer
01.02.2004
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Summary: | Involvement of extraocular muscle by Cysticercus cellulosae is very rare. Rarer still is the isolated involvement of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle presenting clinically as ptosis. We report here such a presentation in an eleven years old girl. |
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ISSN: | 0019-5456 0973-7693 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF02723107 |