Mini-Review on the Harlequin Syndrome—A Rare Dysautonomic Manifestation Requiring Attention

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 58; no. 7; p. 938
• Main Authors: Mavroudis, Ioannis, Balmus, Ioana-Miruna, Ciobica, Alin, Luca, Alina-Costina, Chowdhury, Rumana, Iordache, Alin-Constantin, Gorgan, Dragos Lucian, Radu, Iulian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: anhidrosis; autonomic nervous system impairment; Carotid arteries; Congenital diseases; Dissection; face flushing; Harlequin syndrome; Mastectomy; Nervous system; Patients; Pediatrics; Physiology; Review; Spinal cord; sweating; Thyroid gland; unilateral; Veins & arteries

Harlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare autonomic disorder. The causes and risk factors of the disease are not fully understood. Some cases of HS are associated with traumatic injuries, tumors, or vascular impairments of the head. Symptoms of HS can also occur in some autoimmune disorders, ophthalmic diso...