Iatrogenic Harlequin Syndrome: A New Case

Iatrogenic Harlequin Syndrome: A New Case

Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015 101 Received February 4, 2014, Revised March 5, 2014, Accepted for publication March 12, 2014 Corresponding author: Mi Woo Lee, Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3010-3460, Fax: 82-2-486-7831, E-mail: miumiu@ amc.seoul.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative ...

A pediatric case of idiopathic Harlequin syndrome

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The Harlequin syndrome is a rare autonomic disorder, characterized by unilateral diminished sweating and flushing of the face in response to heat or exercise. We present two new cases and evaluate the data of 83 patients described in the literature. We provide diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines.