A case of postganglionic Horner syndrome after catheterization of internal jugular vein confirmed with pharmacological tests

作者：Bueyuektortop Nesrin; Guerbuez Koez Oezlem; Atalay Tuba; Kural Guelcan

来源：Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2008, 50(4): 391-394.

• catheterization of internal jugular vein
• Horner syndrome

Horner syndrome, consisting of ipsilateral miosis, upper eye lid ptosis, and facial anhidrosis, has been reported as a rare complication of internal jugular vein catheterization.
In this paper, we describe a nine-year-old girl presenting with postganglionic Horner syndrome, in whom right-sided ptosis and miosis occurred after ipsilateral percutaneous internal jugular venous catheterization.

• 出版日期2008-8