Heerfordt syndrome

The symptoms include inflammation of the eye (uveitis), swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and in some cases, palsy of the facial nerves.One possible explanation is that the syndrome results from a combination of an environmental agent and a hereditary predisposition.Mycobacterium and Propionibacteria species have both been suggested as the environmental agent, though the evidence for this is inconclusive.[5] The condition was first described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt, for whom the syndrome is now named.[6] It was originally attributed to mumps, but after further studies by Swedish doctor Jan G. Waldenström in 1937, it was classified as a distinct manifestation of sarcoidosis.
SpecialtyAngiologysarcoidosisuveitisparotid glandfacial nerveshereditaryMycobacteriumPropionibacteriaparotitisultrasoundbiopsylymphomaLyme diseaseMelkersson–Rosenthal syndromeschwannomaBell's palsyspontaneous remissioncorticosteroidsimmunosuppressive drugsprevalencewhitesblacksophthalmologistJan G. WaldenströmDarier–Roussy diseaseList of cutaneous conditionsWho Named It?New England Journal of MedicineDiseasesDBLupus pernioNeurosarcoidosisLöfgren syndromeHeerfordt's syndrome