Pourfour du Petit syndrome associated with a cervical vertebral anomaly.
Pourfour du Petit syndrome is a rare dysautonomic disorder characterized by mydriasis, eyelid retraction, and hyperhidrosis and is caused by irritative stimulation of the sympathetic cervical chain. The authors describe a 45-year-old woman with iris heterochromia, who presented with episodes of ipsilateral mydriasis and hyperhidrosis and was found to have a cervical vertebral anomaly, probably present since birth, as the cause of Pourfour du Petit syndrome.
Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. crismarinlambies@hotmail.com
Cristina
C
Marín-Lambíes
Enrique
E
España-Gegori
Roberto
R
Gallego-Pinazo
Laura
L
Climent-Vallano
Nuria
N
Muelas
Manuel
M
Díaz-Llopis
D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015878:Mydriasis / Q000150:complications*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*