Interscalene block is commonly associated with reversible ipsilateral phrenic nerve block, recurrent laryngeal nerve block, and cervical sympathetic plexus block, presenting as Horner's syndrome. We report a very rare Pourfour Du Petit syndrome which has a clinical presentation opposite to that of Horner's syndrome in a 24-year-old male who was given interscalene block for open reduction and internal fixation of fracture upper third shaft of left humerus.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737702 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.114055 | DOI Listing |
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