Vol. 2 - Num. 8
Clinical Reviews
Brown Sindrome associated to sinusitis
R García Ocaña, MD Cano Pérez, MI Contreras Calzada, S Varela Castro, Matilde Riquelme Pérezb
bPediatra. CS La Chopera. Alcobendas. Madrid. España.
Reference of this article: García Ocaña R, Cano Pérez MD, Contreras Calzada MI, Varela Castro S, Riquelme Pérez M. Brown Sindrome associated to sinusitis. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2000;2:583-587.
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Abstract
It is related a Brown´s syndrome case associated with a sinusitis in a 12 years old girl.
The syndrome consists in a stenosing tenosynovitis of the mayor oblique muscle, which
means diplopia when the patient raises in adduction her ill eye.
Although the disorder is benign and self-limited, others patologies, such as rheumatoid
arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and metastasis, ian appear
associated with it.
Keywords
● Brown´s syndrome ● Diplopia ● Sinusitis ● Strabismus ● TorticollisThis content is not available in html format but you may download it in Acrobat Reader (PDF).
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