Parry-Romberg syndrome (progressive hemifacial atrophy) - a rare disease manifesting as progressive atrophy of soft tissues of the face. Parry-Romberg syndrome is more common in women, most commonly between 5 and 15 years of age. The gene that may be responsible for the onset of the disease has not yet been determined. Occurrence is sporadic (non-family). The team first described, independently of each other, Caleb Hillier Parry in 1825 and Eduard Heinrich Enoch and Moritz Heinrich Romberg in 1846.
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