Uveoparotid fever, also known as Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, is an uncommon acute presentation of systemic sarcoidosis. Patients may have features of complete/classic or incomplete disease. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary care should be initiated to prevent sequelae. Herein, the authors
Facial nerve paralysis is an unusual manifestation of sarcoidosis and is frequently associated with parotitis and uveitis. This triad of symptoms constitutes uveoparotid fever (Heerfordt's disease). Until recently, diagnosis was primarily clinical, aided by histologic confirmation of sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unclear etiology, which commonly presents with cough, dyspnea, chest pain, fever, weight loss, arthralgias, and erythema nodosum. Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, a rare presentation of sarcoidosis, is characterized by the presence of parotid gland
Purpose: To describe the ocular manifestations in a cohort of patients with systemic sarcoidosis (SS). Recent advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of SS are also discussed.
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Sarcoidosis is a rare but important cause of neurological morbidity, and neurological symptoms often herald the diagnosis. Our understanding of neurosarcoidosis has evolved from early descriptions of a uveoparotid fever to include presentations involving every part of the neural axis. The diagnosis
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease histologically characterized by non-caseating granulomas. Although it usually affects the lungs, it can affect any organ system and present with a wide variety of symptoms. Heerfordt-Waldenström Syndrome, or uveoparotid fever, is a rare form of sarcoidosis that
Sarcoidosis, an affliction of mankind named only as recently as this century, was first described by Hutchinson in 1878, and noted in a second patient, one Mrs. Mortimer, in 1898. In 1889, Besnier described lupus pernio.Boeck obtained skin biopsies in 1899. Kreibich described punched-out bone
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