Irreversible Horner's syndrome diagnosed by aproclonidine test due to benign thyroid nodule

Coskun M; Aydogan A; Gokce C; Ilhan O; Ozkan Ov; Gokce H; Oksuz H

doi:10.12669/pjms.291.2732

Irreversible Horner's syndrome diagnosed by aproclonidine test due to benign thyroid nodule

Pak J Med Sci. 2013 Jan;29(1):224-6. doi: 10.12669/pjms.291.2732.

Authors

Coskun M¹, Aydogan A², Gokce C³, Ilhan O⁴, Ozkan Ov⁵, Gokce H⁶, Oksuz H⁷

Affiliations

¹ Coskun M, Department of Ophthalmology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
² Aydogan A, Department of General Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
³ Gokce C, Department of Endocrinology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
⁴ Ilhan O, Department of Ophthalmology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
⁵ Ozkan OV, Department of General Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
⁶ Gokce H, Department of Pathology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.
⁷ Oksuz H, Department of Ophthalmology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Faculty, Hatay, Turkey.

Abstract

We are reporting an irreversible Horner Syndrome (HS) in a patient with benign thyroid gland nodule in which thyroidectomy was performed for treatment. A 37-year-old female was admitted to our clinic with a swelling in the left lobe of the thyroid gland and ptosis at the left eyelid. The clinical diagnosis of HS was confirmed pharmacologically by aproclonidine. Histopathologic examination of thyroidectomy specimen was reported as benign nodule. To the best of our knowledge, this is a very rare report in terms of thyroid benign nodule associated with irreversible HS due to cervical sympathetic chain compression.

Keywords: Aproclonidine; Horner’s syndrome; Thyroid nodule.

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Case Reports