Surgical treatment of severe blepharoptosis and facial palsy caused by oculopharyngodistal myopathy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Oculopharyngodistal myopathy is an extremely rare disease characterised by slowly progressive blepharoptosis, facial and bulbar muscle weakness and distal leg myopathy. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with severe bilateral blepharoptosis and facial palsy caused by oculopharyngodistal myopathy that was present for more than 29 years. The condition was successfully treated by simple surgical intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Blepharoptosis
- Facial Paralysis
- Muscular Dystrophies