Heerfordt's Syndrome Associated with Trigeminal Nerve Palsy and Reversed Halo Sign.

Heerfordt's Syndrome Associated with Trigeminal Nerve Palsy and Reversed Halo Sign. Intern Med. 2020 Dec 29;: Authors: Makimoto G, Kawakado K, Nakanishi M, Tamura T, Noda M, Makimoto S, Sato Y, Kuyama S Abstract Heerfordt's syndrome is a rare subtype of sarcoidosis and features a combination of facial palsy, parotid swelling, and uveitis, associated with a low-grade fever. Cases with two of three symptoms are called "incomplete Heerfordt's syndrome." Heerfordt's syndrome involving other cranial nerve symptoms is relatively rare. We herein report a case of incomplete Heerfordt's syndrome presenting with trigeminal nerve palsy and a reversed halo sign, a rare manifestation of pulmonary sarcoidosis. The histological diagnosis following a biopsy of the parotid gland and endobronchial ultrasound-guided trans-bronchial needle aspiration of the mediastinal lymph nodes was sarcoidosis. The symptoms and lung lesions improved after corticosteroid therapy. PMID: 33390492 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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