Do you know this syndrome? Harlequin syndrome

Harlequin syndrome is a rare condition in which one half of the face fails to flush and sweat due to damage of the sympathetic fibers on the ipsilateral side. The majority of cases are idiopathic, but may be iatrogenic or caused by space-occupying lesions or brainstem infarction. We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Hans-Bittner, Nelise Ritter, Bittner, Guilherme Canho, Hans Filho, Günter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2018
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Syndrome in Question
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6063119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187549
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description Harlequin syndrome is a rare condition in which one half of the face fails to flush and sweat due to damage of the sympathetic fibers on the ipsilateral side. The majority of cases are idiopathic, but may be iatrogenic or caused by space-occupying lesions or brainstem infarction. We report a case of idiopathic harlequin syndrome in a 34-year-old man with a 5-month history of unilateral facial flushing and sweating after exercise. Despite the rarity of this syndrome, dermatologists should be aware of this condition in order to diagnose properly and provide multidisciplinary assistance.
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spelling pubmed-60631192018-08-07 Do you know this syndrome? Harlequin syndrome Hans-Bittner, Nelise Ritter Bittner, Guilherme Canho Hans Filho, Günter An Bras Dermatol Syndrome in Question Harlequin syndrome is a rare condition in which one half of the face fails to flush and sweat due to damage of the sympathetic fibers on the ipsilateral side. The majority of cases are idiopathic, but may be iatrogenic or caused by space-occupying lesions or brainstem infarction. We report a case of idiopathic harlequin syndrome in a 34-year-old man with a 5-month history of unilateral facial flushing and sweating after exercise. Despite the rarity of this syndrome, dermatologists should be aware of this condition in order to diagnose properly and provide multidisciplinary assistance. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6063119/ /pubmed/30066772 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187549 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited and the work is not changed in any way.
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