Uveoparotid fever as a presentation of sarcoidosis

Vignesh Ramachandran; Wasim Haidari; Christine Ahn; Rechelle Tull; Joseph L Jorizzo

doi:10.1080/08998280.2019.1624107

Uveoparotid fever as a presentation of sarcoidosis

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Jul 15;32(4):616-618. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1624107. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Authors

Vignesh Ramachandran¹, Wasim Haidari², Christine Ahn³, Rechelle Tull⁴, Joseph L Jorizzo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonTexas.
² Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston-SalemNorth Carolina.
³ Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston-SalemNorth Carolina.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston-SalemNorth Carolina.

Abstract

Uveoparotid fever, also known as Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, is an uncommon acute presentation of systemic sarcoidosis. Patients may have features of complete/classic or incomplete disease. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary care should be initiated to prevent sequelae. Herein, the authors report a rare case of retrospectively diagnosed incomplete uveoparotid fever in a patient with anterior uveitis, parotid gland enlargement, and fever who presented to our dermatology clinic with cutaneous sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Heerfordt-Waldenström; sarcoidosis; uveoparotid fever.

Publication types

Case Reports