Meanings
- uncountableA rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.
Synonyms: Heerfordt-Mylius syndrome, Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome, uveoparotid fever, Waldenström's uveoparotitis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.
Origin
First described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt.
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