Open AccessPARRY ROMBERG SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Alexis-Virgil Cochino,
Sigrid Covaci,
Oana-Maria Farkas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6086
pISSN - 1843-0791
DOI - 10.37897/rjr.2016.4.7
Subject(s) - atrophy , borrelia burgdorferi , medicine , dermatology , parry , scleroderma (fungus) , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , surgery , immunology , computer science , artificial intelligence , inoculation , antibody
Parry-Romberg syndrome, which is also known as progressive facial hemiatrophy, is a variant of localized scleroderma. This is a rare condition (OMIM # 141300), characterized by a progressive but self-limited atrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissue on one side of the face. We present the case of a 9 year old boy with a typical presentation of hemifacial atrophy, with Borrelia burgdorferi infection without any changes of the nervous system.