Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review
Harlequin's syndrome is a rare dysautonomic syndrome of the face characterized by sweating with flush of one side and anhidrosis of the contralateral side. Mostly idiopathic although several secondary cases have been reported in the literature, the purpose of the treatment is mainly aesthetic a...
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| author | Khadija Elboukhari Hanane Baybay Sara Elloudi Zakia Douhi Fatima Zahra Mernissi |
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| description | Harlequin's syndrome is a rare dysautonomic syndrome of the face characterized by sweating with flush of one side and anhidrosis of the contralateral side. Mostly idiopathic although several secondary cases have been reported in the literature, the purpose of the treatment is mainly aesthetic and functional. We report the case of a patient having harlequin syndrome in its idiopathic form with a literature review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50b530b0664a4db8b78d3e29670954182022-12-21T20:00:02ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882019-06-013314110.11604/pamj.2019.33.141.1810218102Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature reviewKhadija Elboukhari0Hanane Baybay1Sara Elloudi2Zakia Douhi3Fatima Zahra Mernissi4 Departement of Dermatology, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Departement of Dermatology, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Departement of Dermatology, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Departement of Dermatology, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Departement of Dermatology, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Harlequin's syndrome is a rare dysautonomic syndrome of the face characterized by sweating with flush of one side and anhidrosis of the contralateral side. Mostly idiopathic although several secondary cases have been reported in the literature, the purpose of the treatment is mainly aesthetic and functional. We report the case of a patient having harlequin syndrome in its idiopathic form with a literature review. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/33/141/pdf/141.pdf harlequin syndromesympathetic systemanidrosis |
| spellingShingle | Khadija Elboukhari Hanane Baybay Sara Elloudi Zakia Douhi Fatima Zahra Mernissi Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review The Pan African Medical Journal harlequin syndrome sympathetic system anidrosis |
| title | Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review |
| title_full | Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review |
| title_short | Idiopathic harlequin syndrome: a case report and literature review |
| title_sort | idiopathic harlequin syndrome a case report and literature review |
| topic | harlequin syndrome sympathetic system anidrosis |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/33/141/pdf/141.pdf
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