Parry Romberg Syndrome in a Young Ghanaian: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS), also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy, is a very rare self-limiting disease, which affects the skin and subcutaneous tissues, underlying musculature, cartilage, and bony structures of one half of the face with a resultant hemiatrophy and alopecia areata. It prese...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-12, Vol.14 (12), p.e32287
Main Authors: Dzefi-Tettey, Klenam, Edzie, Emmanuel K, Seadey, Mark-Young, Brakohiapa, Edmund K, Asiamah, Samuel, Mensah, Simpson K, Kekeshie, Kafui K, Ntiamoah-Koufie, Caroline E, Agala, Denisson K, Acheampong, Franklin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alopecia
Aneurysms
Asymmetry
Atrophy
Baldness
Case reports
Congenital diseases
Dermatology
Disease
Exocrine glands
Hair
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Neuroimaging
Neurology
Nose
Patients
Radiology
Skin
Tomography
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS), also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy, is a very rare self-limiting disease, which affects the skin and subcutaneous tissues, underlying musculature, cartilage, and bony structures of one half of the face with a resultant hemiatrophy and alopecia areata. It presents in children and young adults, with a slow progression of the atrophy for several years, and then becomes stable. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan of the cranium demonstrates the radiological feature of hemiatrophy very clearly. We report a case of PRS in a nine-year-old girl with characteristic features which was diagnosed based on medical history, clinical signs, and radiological findings on cranial CT scan and MRI.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.32287