Idiopathic Harlequin Syndrome Manifesting during Exercise: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Harlequin syndrome is a rare autonomic disorder characterized by unilateral facial flushing and sweating with contralateral anhidrosis induced by exercise, heat, and emotion. It is usually idiopathic but could be the first manifestation of several serious underlying medical conditions. Medical or su...

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Autores principales: Algahtani, Hussein, Shirah, Bader, Algahtani, Raghad, Alkahtani, Abdulah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28316628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5342593
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author Algahtani, Hussein
Shirah, Bader
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Alkahtani, Abdulah
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description Harlequin syndrome is a rare autonomic disorder characterized by unilateral facial flushing and sweating with contralateral anhidrosis induced by exercise, heat, and emotion. It is usually idiopathic but could be the first manifestation of several serious underlying medical conditions. Medical or surgical treatments are not required for idiopathic Harlequin syndrome, but social and psychological factors may indicate sympathectomy or botulinum toxin injection. In this article, we report a case of idiopathic Harlequin syndrome and review the literature.
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spelling pubmed-53395272017-03-19 Idiopathic Harlequin Syndrome Manifesting during Exercise: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Algahtani, Hussein Shirah, Bader Algahtani, Raghad Alkahtani, Abdulah Case Rep Med Case Report Harlequin syndrome is a rare autonomic disorder characterized by unilateral facial flushing and sweating with contralateral anhidrosis induced by exercise, heat, and emotion. It is usually idiopathic but could be the first manifestation of several serious underlying medical conditions. Medical or surgical treatments are not required for idiopathic Harlequin syndrome, but social and psychological factors may indicate sympathectomy or botulinum toxin injection. In this article, we report a case of idiopathic Harlequin syndrome and review the literature. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 2017-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5339527/ /pubmed/28316628 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5342593 Text en Copyright © 2017 Hussein Algahtani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Idiopathic Harlequin Syndrome Manifesting during Exercise: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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title_short Idiopathic Harlequin Syndrome Manifesting during Exercise: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28316628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5342593
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