Auriculotemporal Frey syndrome not associated with surgery or diabetes: systematic review.
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Etat: Public
Version: Final published version
Licence: CC BY 4.0
ID Serval
serval:BIB_46ECAB6BC057
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Auriculotemporal Frey syndrome not associated with surgery or diabetes: systematic review.
Périodique
European journal of pediatrics
ISSN
1432-1076 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0340-6199
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
05/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
181
Numéro
5
Pages
2127-2134
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Systematic Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Patients who undergo salivary gland, neck, or facelift surgery or suffer from diabetes mellitus often develop Frey syndrome (also known as auriculotemporal syndrome or gustatory sweating). Frey syndrome has been occasionally reported to occur in subjects without history of surgery or diabetes but this variant of Frey syndrome has not been systematically investigated. We searched for original articles of Frey syndrome unrelated to surgery or diabetes without date and language restriction. Article selection and data extraction were performed in duplicate. Our systematic review included 76 reports describing 121 individual cases (67 males and 54 females) of Frey syndrome not associated with surgery or diabetes. The age at onset of symptoms was ≤ 18 years in 113 (93%) cases. The time to diagnosis was 12 months or more in 55 (45%) cases. On the other hand, an allergy evaluation was performed in half of the cases. A possible cause for Frey syndrome was detected in 85 (70%) cases, most frequently history of forceps birth (N = 63; 52%). The majority of the remaining 22 cases occurred after a blunt face trauma, following an auriculotemporal nerve neuritis or in association with a neurocutaneous syndrome. The cause underlying Frey syndrome was unknown in 36 cases. Conclusion: Frey syndrome not associated with surgery or diabetes almost exclusively affects subjects in pediatric age and is uncommon and underrecognized. Most cases occur after forceps birth. There is a need to expand awareness of this pseudo-allergic reaction among pediatricians and allergists. What is Known: • Pre-auricular reddening, sweating, and warmth in response to mastication or a salivary stimulus characterize Frey syndrome. • It usually occurs after salivary gland surgery and in diabetes. What is New: • In children, Frey syndrome is rare, and most cases occur after a forceps-assisted birth. • In childhood, this condition is often erroneously attributed to food allergy.
Mots-clé
Child, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Food Hypersensitivity/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Neck, Sweating, Gustatory/diagnosis, Sweating, Gustatory/etiology, Auriculotemporal syndrome, Forceps birth, Frey syndrome, Gustatory sweating, Pseudo-allergic reaction
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
28/02/2022 11:40
Dernière modification de la notice
12/04/2025 7:07