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Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report J Oral Maxillofac Res 2011 (Apr-Jun);2(2):e5 doi:10.5037/jomr.2011.2205 |
Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding author:
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, Karnataka
India
Phone: +91 998 6787113
E-mail: renita.castelino@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
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.
J Oral Maxillofac Res 2011 (Apr-Jun);2(2):e5
doi:10.5037/jomr.2011.2205
Accepted for publication: 30 March 2011
Keywords: progressive hemifacial atrophy; Parry-Romberg syndrome; Romberg's disease; Romberg hemi-facial atrophy; mouth diseases; enophthalmos.
To cite this article: Parry-Romberg Syndrome: a Rare Case Report. J Oral Maxillofac Res 2011;2(2):e5 URL: http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2011/2/e5/v2n2e5ht.htm |
Received: 9 March 2011 | Accepted: 30 March 2011 | Published: 1 July 2011
Copyright: © The Author(s). Published by JOMR under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence, 2011.