Do you know this syndrome? Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome

• Main Authors: Rafael Cavanellas Fraga (Author), Priscila Kakizaki (Author), Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente (Author), Larissa Karine Leite Portocarrero (Author), Mônica Fernandes Senise Teixeira (Author), Priscilla Fernandes Senise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome is a rare subacute variant of sarcoidosis, characterized by enlargement of the parotid or salivary glands, facial nerve paralysis and anterior uveitis. Granulomas with a peripheral lymphocyte deficit are found in the anatomic pathology of affected organs. It...