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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 8 | Page : 4418-4420 |
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Glioblastoma multiforme misdiagnosed as squint: A case report
Fahad Khan1, Saad Khan1, Sarwat Masud2, Nazish Masud3
1 Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2 Emergency Department, Agha Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, India
3 Research Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Fahad Khan
Khyber Teaching Hospital, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
Pakistan
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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_541_20
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade tumor of the brain that arises from the supporting cells of neurons (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a rare occurrence in children but fatal; hence, timely diagnosis is crucial to the prognosis of the patients. While GBM can present with several signs and symptoms, headaches and vomiting and headaches relieved by vomiting are common presenting complaints. Strabismus is an uncommon sign of GBM. Here, we discuss an 18-year-old girl diagnosed with GBM who presented with strabismus and was initially misdiagnosed as a squint and revise some of the literature already present on Glioblastoma multiforme.
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