Acute Esotropia During an Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis

Abstract Background Acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE) is a very infrequent subtype of esotropia that has been used to describe a sudden onset of concomitant esotropia with diplopia in adults. Despite the multiple reports carried out its cause is still controversial. Case presentation: We describe a case of a young patient who presented an AACE during the course of an adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. The patient had no history of previous strabismus. As a result of surgery the patient recovered orthotropy. Conclusion AACE is a very infrequent strabismus that has been related with many etiologies and that it occurs during a viral infection is extremely rare. We report a case of an acute acquired comitant esotropia during an adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis that has not been published before.