Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report
Harlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder of the autonomic nervous system, caused by unilateral damage to sympathetic fibers innervating the face. The symptoms appear in response to physical activity or heat exposure and present with hemifacial flushing and asymmetric sweating. HS can be idiopathic...
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| author | Aleksandra Czapla Szymon Ejzak Katarzyna Pawelec Jadwiga Małdyk Mariusz Cieślak |
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| description | Harlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder of the autonomic nervous system, caused by unilateral damage to sympathetic fibers innervating the face. The symptoms appear in response to physical activity or heat exposure and present with hemifacial flushing and asymmetric sweating. HS can be idiopathic or associated with an underlying disease. One of the causes of HS in the pediatric population might be a differentiated benign neuroblastic neoplasm-ganglioneuroma. It is often detected in older children and adults, with the most typical location within the posterior mediastinum. In this paper, we present the case of a 3-year-old patient with face discoloration and a massive mediastinal tumor (ganglioneuroma). This study highlights the importance of identifying the cause of HS and the possibility of ganglioneuroma occurring in younger children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b8b2b43cddd7488bba20795b286996682025-01-27T10:39:50ZengTermedia Publishing HousePediatria Polska0031-39392300-86602024-12-0199437437710.5114/polp.2024.14641455421Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case reportAleksandra CzaplaSzymon EjzakKatarzyna PawelecJadwiga MałdykMariusz CieślakHarlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder of the autonomic nervous system, caused by unilateral damage to sympathetic fibers innervating the face. The symptoms appear in response to physical activity or heat exposure and present with hemifacial flushing and asymmetric sweating. HS can be idiopathic or associated with an underlying disease. One of the causes of HS in the pediatric population might be a differentiated benign neuroblastic neoplasm-ganglioneuroma. It is often detected in older children and adults, with the most typical location within the posterior mediastinum. In this paper, we present the case of a 3-year-old patient with face discoloration and a massive mediastinal tumor (ganglioneuroma). This study highlights the importance of identifying the cause of HS and the possibility of ganglioneuroma occurring in younger children.https://www.termedia.pl/Harlequin-syndrome-associated-with-mediastinal-ganglioneuroma-a-case-report,127,55421,1,1.htmlharlequin syndrome ganglioneuroma mediastinal tumor |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandra Czapla Szymon Ejzak Katarzyna Pawelec Jadwiga Małdyk Mariusz Cieślak Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report Pediatria Polska harlequin syndrome ganglioneuroma mediastinal tumor |
| title | Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report |
| title_full | Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report |
| title_short | Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report |
| title_sort | harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma a case report |
| topic | harlequin syndrome ganglioneuroma mediastinal tumor |
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