[Unusually long latency before the appearance of Frey's syndrome after parotidectomy].
We report on an unusual case of Frey's syndrome. A 45 year old male patient presented with gustatory sweating 14 years after parotidectomy. The sialography showed a post-parotidectomy status without any pathologic findings. The MRI also showed a normal rest-parenchyma of the parotid gland without any pathologic findings. Minor's starch iodine test [14], confirmed the gustatory sweating in the left preauricular area. Frey's syndrome can appear with a latency of 14 years postoperative or post-trauma. The pathogenic mechanism and the curative therapy for this auriculotemporal-syndrome are still unsolved.
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Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Krankheiten, Kopf-, Hals- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Kommunikationsstörungen, Klinikum Fulda. gentiana.wenzel@web.de
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors