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Heerfordt syndrome
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English
Etymology
First described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt.
Noun
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A rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.
Synonyms
en Heerfordt-Mylius syndrome
en Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome
en uveoparotid fever
en Waldenström's uveoparotitis
en eponyms