Uveoparotitis is a symptom of sarcoidosis. It describes a chronic inflammation of the parotid gland (parotitis) and part of the eye called the uvea (uveitis). There is also a phenomenon called Waldenström's uveoparotitis, where the symptom is related to Heerfordt's syndrome. The condition was first described in 1909.
Signs and symptoms
Uveoparotitis is characterized by parotitis, uveitis and low grade fever. Parotitis leads to swelling and enlargement of the parotid glands, while uveitis causes eye redness, pain and blurred vision. Weakness of the facial muscles (cranial nerve palsy) may occur, which particularly affect the seventh cranial nerve.
References
Further reading
- Tait, CB (June 1933). "Uveoparotitis". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 26 (8): 1039. doi:10.1177/003591573302600837. PMC 2204840. PMID 19989363.
- Dua, A; Manadan, A (1 August 2013). "Images in clinical medicine. Heerfordt's syndrome, or uveoparotid fever". The New England Journal of Medicine. 369 (5): 458. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1303454. PMID 23902485.
