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Uveoparotitis

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Uveoparotitis is a symptom of sarcoidosis describing chronic inflammation of the parotid gland (parotitis) and part of the eye called the uvea (uveitis).

Key points
  • Uveoparotitis is a symptom of sarcoidosis.
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    Uveoparotitis is a symptom of sarcoidosis .
  • There is a phenomenon called Waldenström's uveoparotitis related to Heerfordt's syndrome.
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    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.
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    The condition was first described in 1909.
Symptoms
  • Uveoparotitis is characterized by parotitis, uveitis and low grade fever.
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    Uveoparotitis is characterized by parotitis, uveitis and low grade fever .
  • Parotitis leads to swelling and enlargement of the parotid glands.
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    Parotitis leads to swelling and enlargement of the parotid glands
  • Uveitis causes eye redness, pain and blurred vision.
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    uveitis causes eye redness , pain and blurred vision
  • Weakness of the facial muscles (cranial nerve palsy) may occur, particularly affecting the seventh cranial nerve.
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    Weakness of the facial muscles ( cranial nerve palsy ) may occur, which particularly affect the seventh cranial nerve .
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Uveoparotitis
Differential diagnosisHeerfordt's syndrome

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.[1] The condition was first described in 1909.[2]


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.[3]

  1. "Whonamedit - dictionary of medical eponyms". www.whonamedit.com.
  2. Stengel, A (June 1938). "UVEOPAROTITIS". Annals of Surgery. 107 (6): 1000–4. doi:10.1097/00000658-193806000-00012. PMC 1386880. PMID 17857196.
  3. "Uveoparotitis". British Medical Journal. 2 (5550): 459–60. 20 May 1967. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5550.459-a. PMC 1842018. PMID 6023961.