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Revista mexicana de oftalmología
versión On-line ISSN 2604-1227versión impresa ISSN 0187-4519
Resumen
SANCHEZ-CANAL, Belén et al. Oculomotor nerve palsy related to COVID-19. A case report. Rev. mex. oftalmol [online]. 2021, vol.95, n.1, pp.35-38. Epub 25-Jun-2021. ISSN 2604-1227. https://doi.org/10.24875/rmo.m20000136.
Objective:
To report a case of a patient infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) associated with oculomotor paresis of the sixth cranial nerve.
Case report:
A 49-year-old patient reported a 2-month history of horizontal diplopia. In addition to diplopia, the patient had mild respiratory symptoms with positivity to SARS-CoV-2. Ocular examination revealed an esotropia of 20 prism diopters, as well as a limitation of the abduction of the left eye of -1.5. The patient was diagnosed with left sixth nerve palsy that required treatment with botulinum toxin type A.
Palabras llave : COVID-19; Ophthalmoparesis; SARS-CoV-2; Neuropathy; Oculomotor nerve palsy.
