A Case of Isolated Horner’s Syndrome in Patient with Work Related Penetrating Neck Injury

Purpose: To present a work related penetrating neck injury that was refered to our department for Horner`s Syndrome (HS). Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male was referred to Ophthalmology department due to blurred vision in his left eye. In his medical history, he had a work related penetrating ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical and experimental ocular trauma and infection 2019-04, Vol.1 (1), p.37-41
Hauptverfasser: Mehmet Ömer KIRIŞTIOĞLU, Sertaç Argun KIVANÇ, Berna AKOVA
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose: To present a work related penetrating neck injury that was refered to our department for Horner`s Syndrome (HS). Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male was referred to Ophthalmology department due to blurred vision in his left eye. In his medical history, he had a work related penetrating neck injury by a four cm metal of diamond cutting piece one year ago. On physical and ophthalmologic examination, ptosis and miosis were detected on his left eye. Conclusion: Artery injuries should be kept in mind, if HS accompany a neck injury.  To best of our knowledge our case report is the first occupational HS with a projectile object.
ISSN:2667-8462