Description

Moving the eyes can be painful in several conditions, most of which are infectious diseases.


 

Causes for painful eye movements:

(1) dengue fever

(2) influenza

(3) trichinosis

(4) infectious myositis

(5) orbital cellulitis

(6) orbital periostitis

(7) retrobulbar neuritis

(8) autoimmune myositis

 

Drug-induced myositis would also be in the differential diagnosis.

 


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