uveoparotid fever

Term ID

DOID:13404

Synonyms

• Heerfordt's syndrome

Definition

A sarcoidosis that is characterized by unilateral facial nerve palsy, parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, and low grade fever, and develops_from a type IV hypersensitivity reaction with noncaseating granulomatous infiltration of especially the parotid glands which compresses the facial nerve. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739221/

References

• ICD10CM:D86.89
• MESH:D014608
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:31541009
• UMLS_CUI:C0042171

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:13404 )