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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 31;7(3):482-485.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2019. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Use of botulinum toxin in Frey's syndrome

Francesco Freni  1 , Francesco Gazia  1 , Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres  1 , Bruno Galletti  1 , Francesco Galletti  1
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Use of botulinum toxin in Frey's syndrome

Francesco Freni et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Frey's syndrome is the most common adverse event after parotidectomy, and usually, it appears after 6 months. In our case, symptoms appear 20 years from surgery, an uncommon condition. Intralesional botulinum toxin gives excellent results in therapy, regardless of the time elapsed between surgery and the first treatment.

Keywords: Frey syndrome; Mikulicz syndrome; Minor test; Sjogren syndrome; botulinum toxin; parotidectomy.

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None declared.

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Figure 1
Minor test, the starch powder was applied on the dried iodine covered area
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Figure 2
Minor test positive, brown‐violet areas appear on the skin
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Figure 3
The area was subdivided into squares of 1 cm2 for a better distribution of the drug
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