Ross' syndrome
| Ross' syndrome |
| Classification and external resources |
| ICD-10 |
L74.8 (ILDS L74.840) |
Ross’ syndrome consists of Adie's syndrome (myotonic pupils and absent deep tendon reflexes) plus segmental anhidrosis (typically associated with compensatory hyperhidrosis).[1]
It was characterized in 1958[2][3] by A.T. Ross.[4]
As of 1992, 18 cases had been documented.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 539. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ Otto Braun-Falco (2000). Dermatology. Springer. pp. 1093–. ISBN 9783540594529. http://books.google.com/books?id=HkOty7O_KlkC&pg=PA1093. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Yaşar S, Aslan C, Serdar ZA, Demirci GT, Tutkavul K, Babalik D (April 2010). "Ross syndrome: Unilateral hyperhidrosis, Adie's tonic pupils and diffuse areflexia". J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8 (12): 1004–1006. doi:10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07400.x. PMID 20408939.
- ^ Ross AT (November 1958). "Progressive selective sudomotor denervation; a case with coexisting Adie's syndrome". Neurology 8 (11): 809–17. PMID 13590391.
- ^ Weller M, Wilhelm H, Sommer N, Dichgans J, Wiethölter H (April 1992). "Tonic pupil, areflexia, and segmental anhidrosis: two additional cases of Ross syndrome and review of the literature". J. Neurol. 239 (4): 231–4. doi:10.1007/BF00839146. PMID 1597691.