title: Chronologic presentation of a severe case of progressive hemifacial atrophy (parry-romberg syndrome) with the loss of an eye.
abstract: Progressive hemifacial atrophy, also known as Parry-Romberg syndrome, is a slowly advancing degenerative disease that mostly affects the cutaneous, subcutaneous fatty tissue, muscle tissue, and bone structures on one side of the face. We describe the chronological progression of this very rare syndrome from early childhood until adulthood in a patient who developed severe atrophy and lost one eye. We also discuss the aetiology and pathophysiology of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Turgut Özal University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Özal University, Alparslan Turkes Caddesi No. 57, 06510 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Turgut Özal University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Özal University, Alparslan Turkes Caddesi No. 57, 06510 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ceyda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sel Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Turgut Özal University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Özal University, Alparslan Turkes Caddesi No. 57, 06510 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hanifi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurtaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Turgut Özal University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Özal University, Alparslan Turkes Caddesi No. 57, 06510 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunduz