Uveoparotitis Explained

Differential:	Heerfordt'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]

Signs and symptoms

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]

Further reading

• Tait . CB . Uveoparotitis. . Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine . June 1933 . 26 . 8 . 1039 . 19989363. 2204840 . 10.1177/003591573302600837 .
• Dua . A . Manadan . A . Images in clinical medicine. Heerfordt's syndrome, or uveoparotid fever. . The New England Journal of Medicine . 1 August 2013 . 369 . 5 . 458 . 10.1056/NEJMicm1303454 . 23902485.

Notes and References

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