[Tolosa-Hunt syndrome]

Ideggyogy Sz. 2011 Jan 30;64(1-2):24-8.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Both men and women are affected by the rare disease called Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. We don't know exactly what causes it to evolve. It is usually put into the categories of either idiopathic inflammation or pseudotumor. Its pathological feature is a non-specific inflammatory process with fibroblastic, lymphocytic, plasmocytic infiltration, which can be found, for the most part, in the wall of the sinus cavernosus. Granulocytic and giant-cell infiltrations have been described too. The possibility of autoimmune disease has also come up. In our current study we describe the case of a female patient who recovered with the help of a steroid therapy. Through examining her, we also found immunological alterations, which should urge us to thoroughly examine the further observations of this kind.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cavernous Sinus / pathology
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diplopia / etiology
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroprotective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / complications
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate