Progressive hemi facial atrophy - Parry Romberg syndrome presenting as severe facial pain in a young man: a case report
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Progressive hemi facial atrophy - Parry Romberg syndrome presenting as severe facial pain in a young man: a case report
We present a 30-year-old South Indian man who presented with complaints of left sided headache and facial pain for past 3 months, severe for past 10 days. On physical examination, right side of the face appeared normal. Left side of the face showed signs of hemi atrophy with minimal drooping of left eyelid. All Systems were found to be normal. Routine blood and urine investigations results were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6776