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Frey's syndrome
Frey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger’s syndrome, Dupuy’s syndrome or Frey-Baillarger syndrome) is a food related syndrome which can be congenital or not, and can persist for life.
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CausesFrey's syndrome often results as a side effect of parotid gland surgery. The Auriculotemporal branch of the Mandibular nerve carries sympathetic fibers to the sweat glands of the scalp and parasympathetic fibers to the parotid gland. As a result of severance and inappropriate regeneration, the fibers may switch courses, resulting in sweating in the anticipation of eating, instead of the normal salivatory response. TreatmentsTreatments include:
EponymIt is named for Lucja Frey-Gottesman.[2][3] References
Categories: Oral pathology | Diabetes | Digestive diseases |
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