Orphan date November 2006 Uveoparotitis is a symptom of Sarcoidosis . It describes a chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and uvea ref http www.online medical dictionary.org Uveoparotitis.asp?q Uveoparotitis http www.online medical dictionary.org Uveoparotitis.asp?q Uveoparotitis ref . There is also a phenomenon called Waldenstr m s uveoparotitis. In this case, the symptom is related to Heerfordt s syndrome ref http www.whonamedit.com synd.cfm 3135.html http www.whonamedit.com synd.cfm 3135.html ref . References references Category Diseases of the eye and adnexa Symptom stub ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Heerfordt& 39 s syndrome Image Caption DiseasesDB 33567 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D014608 Heerfordt s syndrome , also referred to as uveoparotid fever , ref name JAAPA cite journal title Uveitis, salivary gland swelling, and facial nerve palsy in a febrile woman author Evanchan, Jason Barreiro, Timothy J. Gemmel, David journal Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants volume 23 issue 5 date May 2010 pages 46 50 pmid 20480871 ref Heerfordt Mylius syndrome , Heerfordt Waldenstr m syndrome , and Waldenstr m s uveoparotitis , ref name name WhoNamedIt synd 3546 ref is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis . The symptoms include inflammation of the eye uveitis , swelling of the parotid gland , chronic fever , and in some cases, palsy of the facial nerve s. ref name JAAPA History The condition was first described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt, for whom the syndrome is now named. ref cite journal author Heerfordt C.F. title ber eine Febris uveo parotidea subchronica an der Glandula parotis und der Uvea des Auges lokalisiert und h ufug mit Paresen cerebrospinaler Nerven kompliziert journal Albrecht von Grafes Archiv f r Ophthalmologie volume 70 pages 254 273 year 1909 ref It was originally attributed to mumps , but after further studies by Swedish doctor Jan G. Waldenstr m in 1937, it was classified as a distinct manifestation of sarcoidosis . ref name name ref cite journal doi 10.1111 j.0954 6820.1937.tb16029.x title Some observations on uveoparotitis and allied conditions with special reference to the symptoms from the nervous system author Waldenstr m, J. G. url http www3.interscience.wiley.com journal 122298983 abstract?CRETRY 1&SRETRY 0 journal Acta Medica Scandinavica year 1937 volume 91 pages 53 68 ref Causes The exact cause of Heerfordt s syndrome has not yet been definitively determined. Of those patients who have been diagnosed with Heerfordt s syndrome, 1 ... more details
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