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ABSTRACT Ophthalmoplegia is a paralysis or weakness of extraocular muscles that have a variety of different etiologies including and not limited to Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis (LC). LC is caused mainly by… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT Ophthalmoplegia is a paralysis or weakness of extraocular muscles that have a variety of different etiologies including and not limited to Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis (LC). LC is caused mainly by metastatic cancers and can cause a wide variety of symptoms. We present a case of LC with no preexisting condition who presented with a unilateral ophthalmoplegia as initial presentation who was found to have LC secondary to large B-cell lymphoma.
Keywords:
complete eye;
eye ophthalmoplegia;
initial presentation;
leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
Journal Title: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Year Published: 2019
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