Infective endocarditis presenting with Parinaud's dorsal midbrain syndrome

Andrew W Ferguson; Alice Jollands; Martin Kirkpatrick; Stuart D Pringle; Nick D L George

doi:10.3928/01913913-20060101-06

Infective endocarditis presenting with Parinaud's dorsal midbrain syndrome

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2006 Jan-Feb;43(1):41-3. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20060101-06.

Authors

Andrew W Ferguson¹, Alice Jollands, Martin Kirkpatrick, Stuart D Pringle, Nick D L George

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland.

PMID: 16491725
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20060101-06

Abstract

We present a case of vertical gaze palsy in a 13-year-old girl caused by underlying infective endocarditis, secondary to an infected navel piercing. This case illustrates that infective endocarditis does not always present with classic signs.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
Eye Movements / physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ocular Motility Disorders / diagnosis
Ocular Motility Disorders / etiology*
Ocular Motility Disorders / physiopathology
Syndrome
Thalamus / pathology