Term Name: uveoparotid fever
Synonyms: Heerfordt's syndrome
Definition: A sarcoidosis that is characterized by unilateral facial nerve palsy, parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, and low grade fever, and develops_from a type IV hypersensitivity reaction with noncaseating granulomatous infiltration of especially the parotid glands which compresses the facial nerve.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:13404]   ( DOID:13404 )

Relationships
is a type of: sarcoidosis