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Meanings of facial hemiatrophy in English

Portuguese
síndrome de parry-romberg
Spanish
hemiatrofia facial progresiva
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A rare disease characterized by progressive shrinkage and degeneration of the tissues beneath the skin, usually on only one side of the face (hemifacial atrophy) but occasionally extending to other parts of the body.

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síndrome de parry-romberg
Usage of facial hemiatrophy in English
1
Two patients aged 21 and 50 years presented with facial hemiatrophy and unilateral spasms of the masticatory muscles.
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2
Those findings are compatible with Romberg's facial hemiatrophy diagnosis, motivating discussion of several aspects of this rare disease according to the account and literature.
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3
Facial hemiatrophy is an incurable disease, as yet of unknown pathology.
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