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Human Disease

uveoparotid fever

Term ID
DOID:13404
Synonyms
  • Heerfordt's syndrome
Definition
A sarcoidosis that is characterized by unilateral facial nerve palsy, parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, and low grade fever, and develops_from a type IV hypersensitivity reaction with noncaseating granulomatous infiltration of especially the parotid glands which compresses the facial nerve. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739221/
References
  • ICD10CM:D86.89
  • MESH:D014608
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:31541009
  • UMLS_CUI:C0042171
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:13404 )
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