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Heerfordt syndrome en · NOUN

Etymology

First described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.

Synonyms

uveoparotid fever · Waldenström's uveoparotitis · Heerfordt-Mylius syndrome · Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome