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Perioral gustatory sweating: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

S C Käyser ,
K J A O Ingels  and
F J A van den Hoogen
S C Käyser*
Affiliation:
Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
K J A O Ingels
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
F J A van den Hoogen
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
*
Address for correspondence: S C Käyser, M.D. Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Huispost ELG 117, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands Fax: +31 24 354 18 62, E-mail: sabinekayser@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

Presentation of a case of perioral Frey syndrome.

Design:

Case report.

Subject:

A 72-year-old woman with hyperhidrosis around the mouth and chin.

Results:

This patient suffered from bilateral perioral gustatory sweating following a mandibular osteotomy; such a case has not previously been described. Possible pathophysiological hypotheses are discussed in relation to the anatomy and innervation of the salivary glands.

Conclusion:

Perioral gustatory sweating is a rare complication of osteotomy.

Keywords

Gustatory sweatingFrey SyndromePerioralHyperhidrosis

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 126 , Issue 5 , May 2012 , pp. 532 - 534
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2012

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