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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Makimoto, Go
• Miyahara, Nobuaki
• Yoshikawa, Mao
• Taniguchi, Akihiko
• Kanehiro, Arihiko
• Tanimoto, Mitsune
• Kiura, Katsuyuki

Titel

Heerfordt's Syndrome Associated with a High Fever and Elevation of TNF-α

Ist Teil von

• Acta medica Okayama, 2016-08, Vol.70 (4), p.273

Ort / Verlag

Japan

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Heerfordt's syndrome is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis and is defined as a combination of facial palsy, parotid swelling, and uveitis, associated with a low-grade fever. We report a case of Heerfordt's syndrome presenting with a high fever and increased serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels. The patient had facial palsy, parotid swelling, uveitis, and swelling of the right supraclavicular and hilar lymph nodes. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated, and her symptoms soon resolved completely, in tandem with a decrease in TNF-α serum levels.