J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1969 Dec;10(4):33-35.
A Case of Retinal Periphlebitis Associated With Barre Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Authors' presented an interesting case, 19 years old boy, who was been suffered from retinal periphlebitis of both eyes which thought to be induced by Barre Syndrome. This patient also has pulmonary tuberculosis and visual symptoms of Barre Syndrome in this case were ocular pain and visual disturbance that appeared and disappeared suddenly due probably to irritation of the ventral nerve roots (C5 to T1) with also irritation of sympathetic fibers contained in them.