Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome

Q: What is Heerfordt syndrome?

Answer: An uncommon form of acute presentation of ѕаrϲοiԁosis

Heerfordt syndrome is also known as Uveoparotid fever. It usually consists of four components.

• anterior uvеitiѕ
• bilateral parotid gland enlargement
• facial nerve palsy
• fever

The full terminology is Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, which is an uncommon acute presentation of ѕаrϲοiԁosis but can be easily missed as conventionally, these symptoms are not associated with ѕаrϲοiԁosis.

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References:

1. Denny MC, Fotino AD. The Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome as an initial presentation of sarcoidosis. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2013; 26:390.

2. Fraga RC, Kakizaki P, Valente NYS, Portocarrero LKL, Teixeira MFS, Senise PF. Do you know this syndrome? Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Jul-Aug;92(4):571-572. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175211. PMID: 28954117; PMCID: PMC5595615.

3. Mahajan SK, Thakur R, Kaushik M, Raina R. Heerfordt-Waldenström Syndrome. J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Dec;68(12):76-77. PMID: 33247650.