Journal of
Infectious Diseases and Immunity

  • Abbreviation: J. Infect. Dis. Immun.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2375
  • DOI: 10.5897/JIDI
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 94

Review

Parry-Romberg syndrome: A possible association with Lyme borreliosis

Filipa Ventura1*, Joana Gomes1, Catarina Vilarinho1, Ana Paula Vieira1, José Carlos Fernandes1, Fernando Mota Garcia2 and Celeste Brito1
1Dermatology and Venereology Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal. 2Pathology Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 09 February 2011
  •  Published: 31 March 2011

Abstract

Parry-Romberg syndrome or progressive facial hemiatrophy is a rare entity of unknown etiology characterized by unilateral atrophy of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and the underlying bony structures. A case of a 4-year-old girl with Parry-Romberg syndrome and borreliosis is reported. No sure link is established between these two entities but their coincident occurrence in our patient is noted.

 

Key words: Parry-Romberg syndrome, morphea, Lyme borreliosis.

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