title: Parry-Romberg syndrome and sympathectomy--a coincidence?
abstract: Parry-Romberg syndrome is a clinical entity consisting of progressive hemifacial atrophy appearing at a young age. Animal studies indicate that sympathectomy can produce hemifacial atrophy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with a possible association between Parry-Romberg syndrome and thoracoscopic sympathectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. astrauma@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scope
authors.forename: Aviv
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barzilai
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trau
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013900:Thoracic Nerves / Q000601:surgery