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Summary
Horner’s syndrome (HS) is caused by a disruption in the oculosympathetic pathway. Both congenital and acquired HS are unusual in children. Acquired HS can be caused by trauma, surgical intervention, tumours, vascular malformations or infection.
We describe the case of a 6-year-old boy who was brought to our emergency department with ptosis, miosis, painful cervical lymphadenopathy and a cat scratch on a hand. The diagnosis of a cat scratch disease was confirmed by serology. A full recovery was observed on antibiotic treatment and cervical lymphadenomegaly reduction 3 weeks later.
- ear
- nose and throat/otolaryngology
- paediatrics
- infectious diseases
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Contributors RES, CS, FP and AM conducted the analysis of the described case; RES drafted the manuscript; CS, FP and AM critically reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version.
Competing interests None declared.
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