title: Heerfordt syndrome: a cause of facial paralysis.
abstract: Heerfordt syndrome is an unusual manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis and is characterized by parotitis, uveitis, and facial nerve paralysis. A case is presented and the clinical manifestations are discussed. Angiotensin converting enzyme assays along with tissue biopsy demonstrating noncaseating granulomas confirm the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Donzis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D014608:Uveoparotid Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*