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What Causes Left Eye Watering And Right Eye Drooping?

i have recently been diagnosed with murine typhus and i am taking doxycycl hyc 100mg.the past two day's my left eye has been watering continuously and the left side of my face has a slight droop to it.the watering of my eye is caused by the left eye not being able to blink.can this be caused by the medication or from the murine typhus?
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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murine typhus is avectorborn disease spread by fleas a spirochaete disease confined to south america. it is a rare disease diagnosed by serological test. it effect eye including retina and also known as eye floaters disease generally treated by yag laser. no specific report of causing epiphora and ptosis. they should be separably investigated and treated.
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What Causes Left Eye Watering And Right Eye Drooping?

murine typhus is avectorborn disease spread by fleas a spirochaete disease confined to south america. it is a rare disease diagnosed by serological test. it effect eye including retina and also known as eye floaters disease generally treated by yag laser. no specific report of causing epiphora and ptosis. they should be separably investigated and treated.