PARRY-ROMBERG SYNDROME

Course overview

PARRY ROMBERG SYNDROME (PRS) OR PROGRESSIVE HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY IS A PROGRESSIVE IDIOPATHIC DISORDER, PRESENTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, WITH A SPONTANEOUS HALT AND REMISSION IN THE TEENAGE YEARS. THEREFORE, THE MANAGEMENT OF COSMETIC DISFIGUREMENT, NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS POSES A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PRS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN PROVIDING BETTER CARE AND REHABILITATION OF THESE PATIENTS.