Heerfordt Waldenstrom syndrome?


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The combination of anterior uveitis, parotitis and fever is called Heerfordt-Waldenstrom syndrome.

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The Heerfordt-Waldenstrom syndrome is a form of sarcoidosis with parotitis with parotid enlargement, fever, anterior uveitis, and facial nerve palsy. Sarcoidosis itself is in the spectrum of autoimmune diseases which can overlap other autoimmune rheumatoid diseases. The H-W is an acute form of sarcoidosis. Most of the autoimmune diseases have only palliative treatment. Please read through the site below and other sites on H-W.
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