Nebulizer-Induced Anisocoria

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Letters15 February 1998Nebulizer-Induced AnisocoriaKarin Lust, MBBS and Iain Livingstone, MBBSKarin Lust, MBBSRoyal Women's Hospital; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4029Search for more papers by this author and Iain Livingstone, MBBSRoyal Women's Hospital; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4029Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-4-199802150-00041 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:A 29-year-old woman, gravid III, para II, at 20 weeks' gestation was admitted to an obstetric hospital with shortness of breath. A medical resident was asked to review the case because the patient reported headache and blurred vision and had a dilated right pupil. Prompt review revealed normal vital signs with no meningismus. Respiratory, cardiovascular, and abdominal examinations were unremarkable. Central nervous system examination revealed that the right pupil was fixed and dilated, a finding unassociated with any other neurologic sign. The patient said she had not ingested any medications or used topical ophthalmic drops. On further ...