A CASE SERIES ON HORNER SYNDROME AS UNCOMMON PRESENTATION OF COMMON DISEASES

Abstract

Horner´s syndrome (HS) results froma blockage of the sympathetic innervation to the eye at any point along its trajectory. It presents as ptosis, miosis, facial anhidrosis and enophthalmos. It can also occur as a part of Pancoast syndrome which also includes C8T1 roots. We describe three cases of common diseases presenting with HS; first case is a 51 year old male with mild neck pain who got operated for C6-C7 disc herniation and later proved to be Pancoast tumour in left lung apex. Second case is a 16 year old girl presenting with low grade fever, weight loss and left hand wasting diagnosed as left apical pulmonary tuberculosis. Third case is a young male who presented with right upper limb pain and later found out to have apical hydatid cyst. All these three cases had features of HS on examination.