Etymology

Heerfordt syndrome

Today it means: A rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves. Full definition →

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First described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt.

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