title: Parry-Romberg syndrome with contralateral and ipsilateral extremity involvement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Parry-Romberg syndrome is an acquired progressive hemifacial atrophy involving the subcutaneous tissues of the scalp and face. Involvement of the extremities is uncommon in this syndrome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A case of contralateral and ipsilateral extremity involvement in the Parry-Romberg syndrome is reported, and the difficulties in distinguishing this syndrome from linear scleroderma en coup de sabre are reviewed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A MEDLINE search for cases of Parry-Romberg syndrome with contralateral extremity involvement was performed and the cases reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Contralateral extremity involvement in the Parry-Romberg syndrome is rare.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This may be the first case reported in the English literature of Parry-Romberg syndrome with contralateral and ipsilateral extremity involvement.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Peraza
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005121:Extremities; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome