Frey's syndrome
| Frey's syndrome | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Auriculotemporal syndrome, Baillarger's syndrome, Dupuy’s syndrome, Frey-Baillarger syndrome |
| Redness associated with Frey's syndrome | |
| Specialty | Neurology |
| Symptoms | Redness and sweating of cheek area when salivating |
| Causes | Damage to auriculotemporal nerve |
| Diagnostic method | Starch-iodine test |
| Frequency | 30–50% (after parotidectomy) |
Frey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger's syndrome, Dupuy's syndrome, auriculotemporal syndrome,[1] or Frey-Baillarger syndrome) is a rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to or near the parotid glands responsible for making saliva, and from damage to the auriculotemporal nerve often from surgery.[1][2]
The symptoms of Frey's syndrome are redness and sweating on the cheek area adjacent to the ear (see focal hyperhidrosis). They can appear when the affected person eats, sees, dreams, thinks about, or talks about certain kinds of food which produce strong salivation.[3] Observing sweating in the region after eating a lemon wedge may be diagnostic.[2]
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