A case of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
10.3345/kjp.2006.49.6.696
- Author:
Do Gyun KIM
1
;
Young Ok KIM
;
Young Jong WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. ik052@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome;
Painful ophthalmoplegia;
Headache
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Cavernous Sinus;
Child;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Orbit;
Rare Diseases;
Recurrence;
Remission, Spontaneous;
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2006;49(6):696-699
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a rare disease in children characterized by dull, persistent pain around the affected eye and ophthalmoplegia caused by granulomatous inflammation in the cavernous sinus, superior orbital fissure, or orbit. Although spontaneous remission can occur, corticosteroids frequently have a dramatic response; however, recurrence can transpire after complete remission. We report an 11-year-old girl with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome who responded to corticosteroid promptly, without complications, but suffered three recurrences of headache and retro-orbital pain and required maintenance on a low dose of steroid.
