Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Sep 5;6(10):2023-2024.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1741. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Sarcoidosis presenting with facial swelling (Heerfordt syndrome)

Satish Maharaj  1 , Megan Brown  2 , Karan Seegobin  1 , Carmen Isache  1
Affiliations

Sarcoidosis presenting with facial swelling (Heerfordt syndrome)

Satish Maharaj et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is one of the "great masqueraders" of medicine and can present with atypical facial swelling. Imaging and biopsy confirm the diagnosis.

Keywords: Heerfordt syndrome; parotid swelling; sarcoidosis.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
MRI revealed asymmetric enlargement of the right parotid gland involving both superficial and deep lobes
Figure 2
Figure 2
H&E, 100× magnification, demonstrates a non‐necrotizing granuloma composed of confluent nodular configuration of histiocytes and foreign body giant cells with intermixed lymphocytes and salivary ducts
Figure 3
Figure 3
H&E, 400× magnification, demonstrates a foreign body giant cell with an inclusion body (Schaumann body) present, a finding consistent with sarcoidosis in the correct clinical setting
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Ungprasert P, Carmona EM, Utz JP, Ryu JH, Crowson CS, Matteson EL. Epidemiology of sarcoidosis 1946‐2013: a population‐based study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016;91(2):183‐188. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Waldenström JG. Some observations of uveoparotitis and allied conditions with special reference to the symptoms from the nervous system. Acta Med Scand. 1937;91(1‐2):53‐68.

LinkOut - more resources