Horner's syndrome secondary to asymptomatic pneumothorax in an adolescent.
Horner's syndrome is uncommon in the paediatric population, but is seen more in infancy, and most cases are either congenital or related to birth trauma, head and neck tumours or thoracic surgery. We report an unusual cause of Horner's syndrome in a healthy adolescent boy secondary to a large, spontaneous, but asymptomatic, primary pneumothorax.
Mutalib
Mohamed
M
Department of Paediatrics, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
Vandervelde
Clive
C
Varghese
Ajay
A
Sallomi
David F
DF
de Silva
Padmani
P
Hickman Casey
J M
JM
Howlett
David C
DC
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography