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dc.contributor.author | De Bono Agius, Maria | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vella, Mario | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-22T08:46:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-10-22T08:46:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Malta Medical Journal. 2015, Vol. 27(3), p. 34-37 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/5666 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Diplopia has a diverse range of ophthalmological, neurological, autoimmune, neoplastic and infectious causes. However it is very rare for an extraocular muscle abscess to occur. A skeletal muscle abscess usually occurs in the thigh and trunk muscles and is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.1 The purpose of this case report is to describe this condition we came across in our eye casualty department in a healthy teenager who presented with painful diplopia and this was due to a lateral rectus muscle abscess. Complete resolution of the diplopia occurred by 6 weeks from starting treatment. The possible aetiologies and possible complications of such a condition are then discussed. An idiopathic extraocular muscle abscess is a rare condition which should be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with painful double vision. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diplopia -- Casestudies | en_GB |
dc.title | A rare case of an idiopathic extraocular muscle abscess | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 27, Issue 3 MMJ, Volume 27, Issue 3 |
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