Horner's syndrome after blunt cervical and chest trauma: case report.
Horner's syndrome is the triad of miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis, resulting from disruption of the sympathetic pathways. This article describes an uncommon case of Horner's syndrome in a 22-year-old man after blunt trauma to the neck and chest without carotid artery dissection. The patient was brought to the emergency service after motorcycle fall. Neurologic examination revealed a patient presenting the score 15 at Glasgow Coma Scale. The left eyelid was 1-2 mm lower than the right. Carotid Doppler and angiotomography were undertaken and revealed no abnormalities of the carotid artery. CT disclosed a mediastinal hematoma extending to the left apex, compressing the left sympathetic chain. The understanding of this clinical entity may help the surgeon to make a better differential diagnosis in trauma patients in whom prompt diagnosis is critical to establish the correct treatment.
Paiva
Wellingson Silva
WS
Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Rua Ovidio Pires de Campos 171/511, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. wellingsonpaiva@hotmail.com
De Amorim
Robson Luis Oliveira
RL
Tavares
Wagner Malago
WM
Alho
Eduardo Joaquim Lopes
EJ
Jeng
Brasil Ping
BP
Figueiredo
Eberval Gadelha
EG
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*