Dermatology · Dermatology / Sweating disorders
Frey syndrome
also: Auriculotemporal syndrome; Gustatory sweating
Facial flushing and sweating on eating after parotid injury.
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Subspecialty
- Dermatology / Sweating disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare, occurs after forceps or parotid surgery
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Auriculotemporal syndrome; Gustatory sweating
Etiology & mechanism
Aberrant regeneration of parasympathetic fibers into sweat glands.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (4)
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Shares genes with
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