Ocular neuromyotonia in a patient with cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to mucormycosis.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of ocular neuromyotonia occurring after cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to mucormycosis.


METHODS
Case report. We performed serial comprehensive neuro-ophthalmologic examinations.


RESULTS
Fifteen months after initial total ophthalmoplegia of the right eye and complete right upper eyelid ptosis, isolated ocular neuromyotonia, characterized by episodic upward jerking movements of the right upper eyelid, was noted.


CONCLUSIONS
Ocular neuromyotonia, which usually manifests in patients with a history of intracranial tumors and cranial radiation, may also be secondary to infectious cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Harrison
A R
AR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, USA.
Wirtschafter
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000209:etiology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D009222:Myotonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000382:microbiology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B