Open AccessUnilateral acquired Brown′s syndrome in systemic scleroderma: An unusual cause for diplopia
Author(s) -
Neelam Pawar,
Meenakshi Ravindran,
R Ramakrishnan,
Devendra Maheshwari,
Bhakti P. Trivedi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.171971
Subject(s) - diplopia , medicine , systemic scleroderma , scleroderma (fungus) , complication , surgery , systemic disease , dermatology , immunopathology , pathology , inoculation , dermatomyositis
Brown's syndrome can be congenital or acquired with multiple causes. It has been described as a ocular complication in various rheumatic and nonrheumatic diseases. We describe a case of 27-year-old female patient with 5 years old history of systemic scleroderma who developed vertical diplopia, a left head tilt, and restriction of left eye on elevation in adduction. The patient responded to systemic steroids with resolution of diplopia.