Tonic pupil and orbital glial-neural hamartoma in infancy.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1995
Abstract
PURPOSE/METHODS: Tonic pupils in early childhood are rare. We studied an otherwise healthy 31/2-month-old girl who had a right pupil that was poorly reactive to light, without other signs of oculomotor nerve palsy.
RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Constriction of the right pupil after instillation of 0.125% pilocarpine eyedrops confirmed denervation hypersensitivity, consistent with a tonic pupil. There was no strabismus or proptosis. A magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrated a right orbital mass, interposed between the lateral and inferior recti muscles. Biopsy was consistent with a benign, glial-neural hamartoma. Thus, in this young patient, a tonic pupil was associated with a benign orbital mass.
Volume
119
Issue
6
First Page
809
Last Page
811
ISSN
0002-9394
Published In/Presented At
Brooks-Kayal, A. R., Liu, G. T., Menacker, S. J., Heher, K. L., Katowitz, J. A., & Bilaniuk, L. T. (1995). Tonic pupil and orbital glial-neural hamartoma in infancy. American journal of ophthalmology, 119(6), 809–811. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72796-5
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
7785705
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article