Frey's syndrome is the occurrence of hyperesthesia, flushing and warmth or sweating over the distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve and/or greater auricular nerve while eating foods that produce a strong salivary stimulus. Frey's syndrome is also known as auriculotemporal syndrome and gustatory sweating. We present a case of Frey's syndrome after a condylar fracture and its treatment by int...

An inferior alveolar nerve with multiple roots is a rare variation encountered during dissection of cadavers. We present one such variation found in the right infratemporal fossa of an adult male cadaver. The nerve had three roots, one each from the posterior division of the mandibular nerve, auriculotemporal nerve and lingual nerve. The second part of the maxillary artery was encircled by the ...

It has been estimated that over 20% of adults have, or have had, internal derangement of the TMJ [3]. An internal derangement of the TMJ occurs when the cartilaginous disc that lies on the superior surface of the condyle becomes displaced from its normal location. In many cases of TMJ internal derangement, the auriculotemporal nerve (a small branch of the mandibular nerve) can become drawn into...

IMPORTANCE Adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) are relatively rare tumours, notorious for wide local infiltration and perineural spread. Perineural extension commonly occurs along branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves, and its presence represents a poor prognostic factor with implications for treatment approach. OBSERVATIONS We report the case of a 61-year-old female presenting with worse...

Plexiform neurofibromas are benign tumors that tend to occur in patients suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). This report addresses a rare case where the tumor affected the parotid gland, deriving almost exclusively from the peripheral portion of the facial nerve. A 6-year-old male was referred to us complaining about a gradually enlarging swelling over the right parotid area. Imagin...

504 CMAJ, April 2, 2013, 185(6) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A14-month-old boy was referred to the pediatric otolaryngology clinic with recurrent episodes of redness and warmth over his right cheek. The patient had been born at term by an induced vaginal delivery with the assistance of forceps. Shortly after birth, a 5-mm hematoma was seen in front of his right ear, whic...

The auriculotemporal syndrome which develops after injury to the parotid gland, consists of flushing and profuse sweating, upon eating, over the cutaneous distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve on the injured side. Although there have been few cases reported since the original description by Frey (1) in 1923, the syndrome is not rare, having been noted repeatedly, for-example, in clinics ob...

Causes of facial rashes and erythema in infants are many but rarely only happen during feeding times which are commonly and sometimes wrongly attributed to food allergy. There is a rare condition called Auriculotemporal nerve syndrome that is characterized by recurrent episodes of gustatory facial flushing and sweating along the cutaneous distribution of Auriculotemporal nerve: the so-called Fr...