Parry-Romberg syndrome, also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy, is a rare disorder characterized by slow and progressive hemifacial atrophy. The treatment offered for the syndrome generally aims at improving aesthetics. Fat grafts, silicone injections or acrylic prosthesis are alternatives suggested for correction of facial atrophy. Currently, the recommended technique for correction of f...

Parryةمزلاتم مساب اًضيأ فورعلما يجردتلا هجولا فصن رومض بارطضاو ،بستكم وه)يقرتلما هجولا فصن رومض( Romberg ىلع لولأا ماقلما في رثؤي امم ،ءاسنلا ىدل رثكأ ثدتح ، ئطب يجيردت دللجا نادقفو ،دحاو بناج رومضب زيمتتو ،هجولا نم دحاو بناج تلاخدت .ماظعلاو ،تلاضعلاو هجولا في دللجا تتح ةجسنلأاو يأ نودو ةحضاو ريغ ةلمتلمحا تاببسلما .عئاش رمأ باصعلأاو ينعلا Parry-Romberg ةمزلاتم نم ةردان ةلاح نع غلبن .فورعم جلاع ة...

Background: Parry-Romberg syndrome is characterized by the presence of progressive hemifacial atrophy that affects the growth and development of structures on one side of the face. Our objective was to introduce collagen-polyvinylpirrolidone as a new therapeutic option for Parry-Romberg syndrome in two clinical cases. Clinical cases: two women, aging 56 and 28 years old, with facial hypocrhomic...

Fig. 1 : Parry Romberg syndrome patient showing the deviation of nose, atrophy and deviation of tongue and atrophy of one side of the face. Fig. 2 : Parry Romberg patient showing scarring alopecia of the scalp. A 25 year old female presented with progressive atrophy of the left side of the face for the past 15 years. Lesions started on the scalp and forehead and extended to the entire half of t...

*Resident, **DnB, MD, Internal Medicine, ***Consultant Physician, CSI Kalyani Multispeciality Hospital no 15 Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai -600004; ***Former Professor and Head Department of Medicine, Madras Medical College, Head of Dept of Medicine, CSI Kalyani Multispeciality Hospital no 15, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai -600004 Received: 20.04.2010; Revised: 01.07.2010; Accepted: 02.07.2...

progressive hemifacial atrophy, also known as parry-romberg syndrome, is an uncommon degenerative and poorly understood condition. it is characterized by a slow and progressive but self-limited atrophy affecting one side of the face. the incidence and the cause of this alteration are unknown. a cerebral disturbance of fat metabolism has been proposed as a primary cause. possible factors that ar...

Progressive hemifacial atrophy also known as Parry-Romberg syndrome is an acquired, slowly progressive disorder, occurring more in women, primarily affecting one side of the face, mainly characterized by unilateral atrophy, and loss of skin and subcutaneous tissues of face, muscles, and bones. Ocular and neurologic involvements are common. The possible etiology is unclear without any known cure...