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Unilateral mydriasis due to scopolamine patch

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Case We report the case of a patient who presented with unilateral mydriasis after a scopolamine patch application. The specific clinical context (cancer) reported here may have led to the misinterpretation of the etiology of mydriasis. Conclusion Our case description warns against diagnostic mistakes related to this side effect and highlights the advantages of pilocarpine test in the differential diagnosis of unilateral mydriasis.

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  1. Service Pharmacie, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France

    Pauline Vasselon, Marie Socha, Isabelle May, Béatrice Demore & Hervé Javelot

  2. Service de Psychiatrie II, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Luisa Weiner

  3. Service d’Ophtalmologie, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France

    Fanny Rossi-Pujo

  4. Unité Hospitalière Sécurisée Interrégionale, Hôpital Brabois Adultes, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France

    Patrick Peton

  5. Faculté de Médecine de Nancy, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, 54500, Vandoeuvre Lès Nancy, France

    Hervé Javelot

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Vasselon, P., Weiner, L., Rossi-Pujo, F. et al. Unilateral mydriasis due to scopolamine patch. Int J Clin Pharm 33, 737–739 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-011-9555-5

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