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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Acute unilateral isolated ptosis as a complication of sinusitis in a post-COVID-19 patient.

Mohammed Osman Mirza, Anup Mathai, Alan Owens, Glenn Massey

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammed Osman MirzaEmergency Department, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Liverpool, UK m.mirza3@nhs.net.
Anup MathaiEmergency Department, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Alan OwensEmergency Department, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Glenn MasseyRadiology Department, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Southport and Formby District General Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A fit and well young man presented to our emergency department in the UK. On examination, he had an isolated left-sided ptosis; he had a 3-day history of frontal headache which was worse on head movement. He lacked any clinical signs of cranial, orbital, or preseptal infection, and his eye movements were normal. Ten days before presentation, he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Inflammatory markers were moderately raised, and CT of the head did not reveal any vascular abnormality or intracranial lesion. Imaging revealed opacification, predominantly in the left facial sinuses, keeping with sinusitis. He was discharged the same evening with oral antibiotics and made a full recovery over the next few days. He remained well at 6-month follow-up. The authors convey their findings to raise awareness of a rare complication of sinusitis and to demonstrate the utility of CT imaging for diagnosing sinusitis and ruling out severe pathology.

Indexed as

BlepharoptosisCOVID-19SinusitisHeadacheHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2Ear, nose and throatEmergency medicine

Identifiers

PMID37130646
PMCPMC10163485
OpenAlexW4367676438

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