Progressive hemifacial atrophy
Common Name(s)
Progressive hemifacial atrophy, Parry-Romberg Syndrome
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The terms "Progressive hemifacial atrophy" returned 7 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Nov;95(47):e5390.
Progressive hemifacial atrophy (PHA) is a rare disorder characterized by unilateral facial atrophy affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and fat, muscle, and osteocartilagenous structures creating a sunken hemiface appearance.Etiopathogenesis of PHA is poorly understood; no definitive ...
Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan;63(1):61-3.
Progressive hemifacial atrophy (PHA) is a disease of unknown etiology affecting one-half of the face. Ocular involvement is uncommon. Atrophy of iris is rare, with only a few cases of partial atrophy being reported in the literature. We report a case of total atrophy of iris and ciliary ...
Journal: Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1995 ;93():203-15; discussion 215-7.
To describe two very different natural history courses in 2 patients with hemifacial atrophy. Progressive hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome, Romberg syndrome, PHA) is characterized by slowly progressive atrophy, frequently involving only one side of the face, primarily affecting ...
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The terms "Progressive hemifacial atrophy" returned 3 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy (PHA) is an acquired, typically unilateral, facial distortion with unknown etiology. The true incidence of this disorder has not been reported, but it is often regarded as a subtype of localized scleroderma. Historically, a debate existed whether PHA ...
Journal: An Bras Dermatol. ;86(4 Suppl 1):S85-8.
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 ...
Journal:
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 atrophy affecting one side of the face. The incidence and the cause of this alteration is unknown. A cerebral ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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