raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:64686

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome

Synonyms: Painful ophthalmoplegia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is an ophthalmoplegic syndrome, affecting all age groups, characterized by acute attacks (lasting a few days to a few weeks) of periorbital pain, ipsilateral ocular motor nerve palsies, ptosis, disordered eye movements and blurred vision usually caused by a non-specific inflammatory process in the cavernous sinus and superior orbital fissure. It has an unpredicatable course with spontaneous remission occurring in some and recurrence of attacks in others.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enTolosa-Hunt syndromePainful ophthalmoplegia
frSyndrome de Tolosa-HuntOphtalmoplégie douloureuse
deTolosa-Hunt-SyndromOphthalmoplegie, schmerzhafte
esSíndrome de Tolosa-HuntOftalmoplejía dolorosa
itSindrome di Tolosa-HuntOftalmoplegia dolorosa
nlSyndroom van Tolosa-HuntPijnlijke oftalmoplegie
ptSíndrome de Tolosa-HuntOftalmoplegia dolorosa
plZespół Tolosa i HuntaOftalmoplegia bolesna
csTolosův-Huntův syndromBolestivá oftalmoplegie · Tolosa-Huntův syndrom
ukСиндром Толоса-ХантаБольова офтальмоплегія
zh痛性眼肌麻痹综合征痛性眼肌麻痹
trTolosa-Hunt sendromuAğrılı oftalmopleji

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10H49.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A85NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018983Evalidated
MeSHD020333Evalidated
UMLSC0040381Evalidated
GARD7777Evalidated
MedDRA10051526Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated29083745[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidated29083745[PMID]_ORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card