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J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr-Jun;8(2):171-173. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2016.02.015. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

Horner's syndrome in cervico-dorsal tuberculosis: A rare case report.

Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma

Vinay Prabhat, Gauresh S Vargaonkar, Sunil R Mallojwar, Ramesh Kumar

Affiliations

  1. Senior Resident, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
  2. Director Professor, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 28720996 PMCID: PMC5498747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2016.02.015

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a disease that affects any part of body and presents with varied complications. A case of cervico-dorsal tuberculosis is described here presenting with quadriparesis and Horner's syndrome. Horner's syndrome as a complication of cervico-dorsal tuberculosis has not been reported yet in literature.

Keywords: Horner's syndrome; Miosis; Ptosis; Spine; Tuberculosis

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