title: Heerfordt's Syndrome Associated with a High Fever and Elevation of TNF-α.
abstract: Heerfordt's syndrome is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis and is defined as a combination of facial palsy, parotid swelling, and uveitis, associated with a low-grade fever. We report a case of Heerfordt's syndrome presenting with a high fever and increased serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels. The patient had facial palsy, parotid swelling, uveitis, and swelling of the right supraclavicular and hilar lymph nodes. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated, and her symptoms soon resolved completely, in tandem with a decrease in TNF-α serum levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Makimoto
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Arihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanehiro
authors.forename: Mitsune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood*; D014608:Uveoparotid Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D011239:Prednisolone