J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1979 Dec;20(4):567-571.

Romberg's Syndrome

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The Romberg's syndrome is characterized by unilateral facial hemiatrophy. Romberg's syndrome becomes manifest in 10 or 20 decades, and involves skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, cartilage and bone of one side of the face that will eventually lead to facial asymmetry. In one eye with Romberg's syndrome. Horner's syndrome, enophthalmos. mydriasis, heterochromia iridium, ptosis, superficial corneal erosion, blepharophimosis, oculomotor palsies, and nystagmus were found. A 20 year old man (Korean) was found to have Romberg's syndrome.


MeSH Terms

Blepharophimosis
Cartilage
Enophthalmos
Facial Asymmetry
Facial Hemiatrophy
Horner Syndrome
Humans
Iridium
Mydriasis
Paralysis
Skin
Subcutaneous Tissue
Young Adult
Iridium
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