Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report

Background: The purpose of this report is to present a rare entity of Parry-Romberg syndrome. This poorly understood degenerative condition is characterised by atrophic changes affecting one side of the face. The cause of these changes remains obscure.Methods: The authors report one rare case of a 3...

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Main Authors: Anusha Laxman Rangare, Subhas Gogineni Babu, Priya Sara Thomas, Shishir Ram Shetty
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Language:English
Published: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Odontology 2011-03-01
Series:eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2011/2/e5/v2n2e5ht.htm
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Subhas Gogineni Babu
Priya Sara Thomas
Shishir Ram Shetty
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description Background: The purpose of this report is to present a rare entity of Parry-Romberg syndrome. This poorly understood degenerative condition is characterised by atrophic changes affecting one side of the face. The cause of these changes remains obscure.Methods: The authors report one rare case of a 31 year old female patient with Parry-Romberg syndrome, accompanied by a brief review of literature.Results: Clinical examination of the patient revealed evident facial asymmetry, malar hypoplasia, atrophy of skin and other tissues on the left side, hyperpigmentation of skin on the left side of the face. Final diagnosis of a Parry-Romberg syndrome (“progressive hemifacial atrophy”) was based on thorough clinical and a radiological examination. Treatment using alloplastic implants to improve facial disfigurement was suggested to the patient.Conclusions: In most cases, Parry-Romberg syndrome appears to occur randomly for unknown reasons. The pathophysiology of the syndrome remains unknown. There is no definitive treatment for this condition but an attempt to use restorative plastic surgery which includes fat or silicone implants, flap/pedicle grafts, or bone implants can be done to improve facial disfigurement.
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spelling doaj-art-5c33ca2fd8ea418f83d2e63790f282f72025-08-20T03:56:18ZengLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of OdontologyeJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research2029-283X2011-03-0122e5Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case ReportAnusha Laxman RangareSubhas Gogineni BabuPriya Sara ThomasShishir Ram ShettyBackground: The purpose of this report is to present a rare entity of Parry-Romberg syndrome. This poorly understood degenerative condition is characterised by atrophic changes affecting one side of the face. The cause of these changes remains obscure.Methods: The authors report one rare case of a 31 year old female patient with Parry-Romberg syndrome, accompanied by a brief review of literature.Results: Clinical examination of the patient revealed evident facial asymmetry, malar hypoplasia, atrophy of skin and other tissues on the left side, hyperpigmentation of skin on the left side of the face. Final diagnosis of a Parry-Romberg syndrome (“progressive hemifacial atrophy”) was based on thorough clinical and a radiological examination. Treatment using alloplastic implants to improve facial disfigurement was suggested to the patient.Conclusions: In most cases, Parry-Romberg syndrome appears to occur randomly for unknown reasons. The pathophysiology of the syndrome remains unknown. There is no definitive treatment for this condition but an attempt to use restorative plastic surgery which includes fat or silicone implants, flap/pedicle grafts, or bone implants can be done to improve facial disfigurement.http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2011/2/e5/v2n2e5ht.htmprogressive hemifacial atrophyParry-Romberg syndromeRomberg's diseaseRomberg hemi-facial atrophymouth diseasesenophthalmos
spellingShingle Anusha Laxman Rangare
Subhas Gogineni Babu
Priya Sara Thomas
Shishir Ram Shetty
Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
progressive hemifacial atrophy
Parry-Romberg syndrome
Romberg's disease
Romberg hemi-facial atrophy
mouth diseases
enophthalmos
title Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
title_full Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
title_fullStr Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
title_short Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
title_sort parry romberg syndrome a rare case report
topic progressive hemifacial atrophy
Parry-Romberg syndrome
Romberg's disease
Romberg hemi-facial atrophy
mouth diseases
enophthalmos
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