Open AccessEnlargement of extraocular muscles during treatment with amiodarone
Author(s) -
Sundelin Karin,
Norrsell Kerstin
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00790.x
Subject(s) - medicine , extraocular muscles , amiodarone , endocrine system , thyroid , hormone , surgery , atrial fibrillation
A case of extraocular muscle enlargement diagnosed 2 months after the start of treatment with amiodarone is presented. The orbital CT scan was typical of endocrine ophthalmopathy. The patient had no history of hyperthyroidism and during a follow‐up period of 2 years no laboratory evidence of irregularities in the thyroid hormone metabolism was discovered.