Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia    Abstract   Heerfordt’s syndrome is an unusual clinical  manifestation (less than 5%) of sarcoidosis, characterized by parotitis,  uveitis, and peripheral facial palsy, febrile syndrome is usually  associated. Oral corticosteroid is the treatment of choice. We report a  case of a patient in which the syndrome of Heerfordt was retained.  Keywords:  Heerfordt’s syndrome, parotitis, uveitis, sarcoidosis, facial palsy.                                     Introduction   The sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatosis of  unknown cause, characterized by its clinical polymorphism and a wide  variety of its modes of presentation. The combination of fever, uveitis,  parotitis and peripheral facial paralysis defines Heerfordt’s syndrome  which presents an unusual manifestation of this disease. We report a  case of a patient in which the syndrome of Heerfordt was found.                                     Case Report     A 49 year-old female followed i...
 
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