UVEO-PAROTID FEVER; WITH CASE REPORT
Authors: Herman R. Parker
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Case Reports1 December 1936UVEO-PAROTID FEVER; WITH CASE REPORTHERMAN R. PARKER, M.D.HERMAN R. PARKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-6-921 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUveo-parotid fever, or Heerfordt's disease, is a comparatively rare affection characterized by (1) an iridocyclitis, (2) a bilateral almost painless swelling of the parotid glands, (3) a low grade chronic fever running a course of from several weeks to two or three years and subject to considerable variations, and (4) by the occurrence of irregular constitutional symptoms. The syndrome may occur at any age, but is most common in the second and third decades, and is slightly more prevalent in females.Of frequent, though not constant, occurrence are: (1) a prodromal stage, lasting for several weeks or months, of general...Bibliography1. HEERFORDT CF: Über eine "Febris Uveoparotidea subchronica," an der Glandula Parotis und der Uvea des Auges lokaliziert und haufig mit Paresen cerebrospinaler Nerver kompliziert, Arch. f. Ophth., 1909, lxx, 254-273. Google Scholar2. MERRILLOAKS HGLW: Uveoparotitis, Am. Jr. Ophth., 1931, xiv, 15-22. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. GARLANDTHOMPSON HGJG: Uveoparotid tuberculosis, Quart. Jr. Med., 1933, ii, 157-177. Google Scholar4. SAVIN LH: An analysis of the signs and symptoms of 66 published cases of the uveo-parotid syndrome, with details of an additional case, Trans. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom, 1934, liv, 549-566. Google Scholar5. GARLANDTHOMPSON HGJG: Uveo-parotid tuberculosis, Lancet, 1934, ii, 743-746. DAVIES, T. A. L.: Uveoparotitis, Lancet, 1934, ii, 746-748. TAIT, C. B. V.: Uveoparotitis, Lancet, 1934, ii, 748-749. LEVIN, P. M.: Neurological aspects of uveoparotitis, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1935, lxxxi, 176-191. COGAN, D. G.: Uveoparotid fever, Am. Jr. Ophth., 1935, xviii, 637-640. COHEN, S. J., and RABINOWITZ, M. A.: Uveoparotitis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 496-499. TANNER, S. E., and MCCURRY, A. L.: Uveoparotid tuberculosis, Brit. Med. Jr., 1934, ii, 1041-1042. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FUCHS E, quoted by MERRILL, H. G., and OAKS, L. W.2 Google Scholar7. HAMBURGERSCHAFFER LPAJ: Uveoparotid fever as a manifestation of Mikulicz's syndrome, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1928, xxxvi, 434-444. Google Scholar8. MOHR T, quoted by MERRILL, H. G., and OAKS, L. W.2 Google Scholar9. VINER , quoted by MERRILL, H. G., and OAKS, L. W.2 Google Scholar10. ADAMS , quoted by SAVIN, L. H.4 Google Scholar11. MACKAY G: A case of uveoparotitis with iridocycloplegia, Trans. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom, 1917, xxxvii, 208-220. Google Scholar12. RAMSAY AM: Diseases of the uveal tract, Trans. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom, 1921, xli, 194-213. Google Scholar13. PARKER G: Uveoparotitic paralysis, Bristol Med. Chir. Jr., 1926, xliii, 73-83. Google Scholar14. SCHALL E: Beitrag zur Aetiologie der Uveoparotitis subchronica, Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenheilk., 1927, lxxviii, 83. Google Scholar15. UHTHOFF W: Ein Fall von geheilter tuberkuloser Meningitis mit doppelseitiger Iridochoroiditis tuberculosa, Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenheilk., 1912, l, 474. Google Scholar16. ROENNE J: Über Febris Uveoparotidea, Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenheilk., 1928, lxxxi, 524. Google Scholar17. GJESSING H: Über Tuberkulose als Aetiologie bei der sog. Febris uveoparotidea (Heerfordt), Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenheilk., 1918, lx, 249. Google Scholar18. CAVARA C, quoted by GARLAND, H. G., and THOMPSON, J. G.5 Google Scholar19. MCCURRY AL, quoted by SAVIN, L. H.4 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Greensboro, North Carolina*Received for publication January 20, 1936. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1936Volume 10, Issue 6Page: 921-926KeywordsFeversInflammationParotid glandsRunning ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...