Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Apr;29(2):138-140. 10.6065/apem.2346118.059.

Orbital apex syndrome in pediatric thyroid eye disease: a case report and literature review

• Jang Hj
• Jo Hy

• KMID: 2554686
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2346118.059

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  Fig. 1. Images of the patient in all cardinal directions of gaze. (A) Before treatment, showing limitations in upward gaze and abduction. (B) Three months after treatment, showing no limitations in eye movement.

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  Fig. 2. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient. MRI confirmed involvement of the left superior rectus muscle (arrow).

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