Presentation
The paper presents the case of a five-year-old girl, transferred to our Emergency Department for sudden right eyelid ptosis and ipsilateral miosis; mild enophthalmos has been checked during the visit. [medicoebambino.com]
Ptosis: Causes, Presentation, and Management. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2003;27(3):193-204. [ Links ] 40 - Sampath R, Saunders D, Leatherbarrow B. The Fasanella-Servat procedure: A retrospective study. [scielo.sa.cr]
Eyes
- Blepharoptosis
Transcutaneous Blepharoptosis Surgery - Advancement of Levator Aponeurosis. The Open Ophthalmology Journal. 2010;4(1):76-80. [ Links ] 35 - Garibaldi D, Hindman H, Grant M, Iliff N, Merbs S. Effect of 0.5% Apraclonidine on Ptosis in Horner Syndrome. [scielo.sa.cr]
Etiology
In children, the etiologies of this syndrome could be congenital causes, including birth trauma, carotid abnormalities and acquired ones, comprising surgery sequelae, neoplasm, and benign neck masses or infections. [medicoebambino.com]
Pediatric Horner syndrome: etiologies and roles of imaging and urine studies to detect neuroblastoma and other responsible mass lesions.Am J Ophthalmol.2006;142(4):651-659. [ Links ] 32 - Koc F. [scielo.sa.cr]