Bilateral idiopathic trochleitis as a cause of frontal cephalgia.
Trochleitis is defined as the inflammation of the trochlea and peri-trochlear region, in particular the sheath of the superior oblique muscle; being bilateral is an extremely rare event. We think that is important to bear in mind for physicians as a remote possibility in ruling out causes of headache.
Zaragoza-Casares
Pablo
P
INCIVI-Ophthalmology, Madrid, Spain.
Gómez-Fernández
Teresa
T
Gómez de Liaño
Miguel Angel Zato
MA
Zaragoza-Garcia
Pablo
P
D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult