HEERFORDT-WALDENSTROM SYNDROME UVEOPAROTID FEVER: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A CASE PRESENTATION

Heerfordt-Waldenstrom Syndrome

Authors

  • Kamil Shujaat Al-Nafees Medical College Islamabad Pakistan
  • Aysha Babar Yusra Medical and Dental College Islamabad
  • Maryam Rashid Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College Lahore Pakistan
  • Syed Saif Ur Rehman Al-Nafees Medical College Islamabad Pakistan
  • Shujaat Hussain Al-Nafees Medical College Islamabad Pakistan

Keywords:

Heerfordt-waldenstrom syndrome, Uveoparotid fever

Abstract

Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome is also referred to as uveoparotid fever. In our patient physical examination showed bilateral parotid gland enlargement. Chest X-ray showed bilateral hilar lymph adenopathy. Biopsy specimen from the right parotid gland revealed scattered granulomas with focal central necrosis. Stains for acid-fast bacilli and fungi were negative. He was diagnosed as a case of Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, a rare form of sarcoidosis in which the compression of the facial nerve results in palsy. He was treated with 60 mg of prednisone daily, and at follow-up after two weeks later, the swelling and uveitis was resolved.

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Published

31-10-2015

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 5 (2015): October

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Shujaat K, Babar A, Rashid M, Rehman SSU, Hussain S. HEERFORDT-WALDENSTROM SYNDROME UVEOPAROTID FEVER: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A CASE PRESENTATION: Heerfordt-Waldenstrom Syndrome. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 25];65(5):716-7. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1123