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A Case of Parry-Romberg Syndrome in Neonate
Chun Hyuk Chang, Jin Hwa Jung, Sung Min Cho,, Dae Seop Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(11):1589-1593.   Published online November 15, 1999
Parry-Romberg syndrome(Progressive hemifacial atrophy), described in the last century by Parry(1825) and Romberg(1846), is a very rare disorder characterized by a slowly progressive and self-limited unilateral(rarely bilateral) atrophy of the faces affecting variably the skin, subcutaneous fat tissues, musculature, connective tissue, cartilage and bones. And this disorder is usually accompanied by contralateral Jacksonian epilepsy, trigerminal neuralgia, and changes in the...