[The coexistence of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome and diabetic cranial mononeuropathy: a case report and a review of literature].

Abstract Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is described as painful ophtalmoplegia caused by nonspesific inflammation of cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure, which is response to steroid theraphy. Cranial neuropathies in diabetic patients are extremely rare and occur in older patients with poorly controlled diabetes. A 56-year-old diabetic female patient who developed simultaneous right VI., left III., IV., VI., VII. and maxiller branch of trigeminal nerve palsies with acute periorbital pain applied to our outpatient clinic. Although the coexistence of THS and diabetic cranial neuropathy is an uncommon condition, this should be considered as a possible diagnosis on patients who are admitted with painful ophtalmoplegia and simultaneous multipl cranial neuropathies. We approved to present our diabetic patient with cranial magnetic imaging because of this interesting unity and fasial nerve palsy accompanying to THS.