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10.04.2017 | Case Report
A case of atypical ophthalmoplegia after Chikungunya fever
Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 2/2018
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Purpose
This study aims to report an unusual case of bilateral diffuse ophthalmoplegia with levator sparing, in a patient after an episode of Chikungunya fever.
Methods
Case report of a five-year-old girl with inability to move both eyes along with decreased near vision.
Result and conclusion
Bilateral external ophthalmoplegia has been described as a part of the spectrum of ocular manifestations of this arbovirus-associated fever. This is the first report of its kind in a pediatric patient. In addition, there was evidence of internal ophthalmoplegia as well. Recognition of this rare clinical presentation can help avoid misdiagnosis as Guillain–Barré syndrome or its ocular variant, namely Miller Fisher Syndrome.