TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical treatment of severe blepharoptosis and facial palsy caused by oculopharyngodistal myopathy
AU - Shimizu, Yusuke
AU - Suzuki, Shigeaki
AU - Mori-Yoshimura, Madoka
AU - Nagasao, Tomohisa
AU - Toriumi, Masahiro
AU - Oji, Tomito
AU - Murata, Miho
AU - Kishi, Kazuo
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Blepharoptosis
KW - Facial palsy
KW - Frontal suspension
KW - Oculopharyngodistal myopathy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.034
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.034
M3 - Article
C2 - 23602269
AN - SCOPUS:84883655296
VL - 66
SP - e277-e280
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
SN - 1748-6815
IS - 10
ER -