Brown Sindrome associated to sinusitis

Authors:

García Ocaña R^a, Cano Pérez MD^b, Contreras Calzada MI^c, Varela Castro S^d, Riquelme Pérez M^e

Reference of this article.:

García Ocaña R, Cano Pérez MD, Contreras Calzada MI, Varela Castro S, Riquelme Pérez M. Síndrome de Brown asociado a sinusitis. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2000;2:583-587..

Published in Internet: 31/12/2000

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. Sinusitis. Diplopia. Torticollis. Estrabismus.

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