title: A case of postganglionic Horner syndrome after catheterization of internal jugular vein confirmed with pharmacological tests.
abstract: Horner syndrome, consisting of ipsilateral miosis, upper eye lid ptosis, and facial anhidrosis, has been reported as a rare complication of internal jugular vein catheterization. In this paper, we describe a nine-year-old girl presenting with postganglionic Horner syndrome, in whom right-sided ptosis and miosis occurred after ipsilateral percutaneous internal jugular venous catheterization.
authors.affiliation: 1st Eye Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Büyüktortop
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gürbüz-Köz
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: Gülcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kural
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery