Tolosa–Hunt syndrome

Also known as: Painful ophthalmoplegia

Steroid-responsive granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus.

Medical specialty: Ophthalmology
Subspecialty: Ophthalmology / Strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Idiopathic granulomatous inflammation in the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

diplopiaforehead numbnessophthalmoplegiaperiorbital painptosis

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