Painful Ophthalmoplegia of Right Eye in 40-Year-Old Female - Diagnosed As A Case of Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

Authors

  • Umma Salma Associate Professor of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Nurul Amin Khan Associate Professor of Neurology, Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker Assistant Professor of Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka
  • Shamsun Nahar Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Rowsan Ara Associate Professor of Medicine, Green Life Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v24i2.29630

Keywords:

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome, ophthalmoplegia

Abstract

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome (THS) is a painful opthalmoplegia caused by nonspecific inflammation of cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure. Here, we present a case of THS who presented with severe unilateral headache and opthalmoplegia, responded dramatically with systemic steroid

J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 24, No.2, October, 2015, Page 160-162

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Author Biography

Umma Salma, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka



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Published

2016-09-15

How to Cite

Salma, U., Khan, N. A., Sarker, M. A. S., Nahar, S., & Ara, R. (2016). Painful Ophthalmoplegia of Right Eye in 40-Year-Old Female - Diagnosed As A Case of Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 24(2), 160–162. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v24i2.29630

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Reports