Horner syndrome after cervical spine corticosteroid injection

Nolan Hassold; Laura Pina Vegas; Germain Jelin; Marine Forien; Elisabeth Palazzo; Philippe Dieudé; Sébastien Ottaviani

doi:10.1111/1756-185X.14297

Horner syndrome after cervical spine corticosteroid injection

Int J Rheum Dis. 2022 Apr;25(4):501-503. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14297. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Authors

Nolan Hassold¹, Laura Pina Vegas¹, Germain Jelin¹, Marine Forien¹, Elisabeth Palazzo¹, Philippe Dieudé¹, Sébastien Ottaviani¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.

PMID: 35102714
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14297

Abstract

Horner syndrome is a rare condition caused by a lesion of the sympathetic cervical chain. Multiple cervical disorders are associated with such lesions. Here we report the first case of Horner syndrome after cervical facet joint corticosteroid injection.

Keywords: Horner syndrome; corticosteroid injection.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Horner Syndrome* / chemically induced
Horner Syndrome* / diagnosis
Horner Syndrome* / drug therapy
Humans

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones