An Bras Dermatol. 2017;92(6):891-900. The FS or auriculotemporal syndrome or gustatory sweating results from the salivary stimulus during and immediately after eating, seeing, thinking about, or talking about certain foods. 2,3 The hypothesis is that, after a parotid gland trauma, a lesion would occur to the auriculotemporal branch of the trigeminal nerve, followed by an anomalous and aberrant ...

INTRODUCTION T diagnosis of food allergy can be challenging and many conditions can mimic food allergy. It is imperative to differentiate true food allergy from the ‘mimics’ of food allergy, particularly in children eliminating multiple foods from their diet. This case report describes a child with features of Auriculotemporal (Frey’s) syndrome, posing as multiple food allergies. The child was ...

Unilateral facial erythema or sweating after gustatory stimuli is consistent with a diagnosis of Frey’s syndrome. Parasympathetic auriculotemporal nerve fibres provide secretomotor innervation to the parotid gland. However, in Frey's syndrome, injury and aberrant regeneration of these nerve fibres results in stimulation of the sweat glands or blood vessels instead of the parotid gland. This lea...

BACKGROUND Parotidectomy is usually performed while the patient is under general anesthesia, however, sedation with locoregional anesthesia could be an alternative. METHODS Fifteen adult patients with parotid tumors of the superficial lobe were included in this study. Anesthetic procedure consisted of sedation associated with cervical plexus and auriculotemporal nerve block. Sedation was mana...

We read with extreme interest the article written by Burmeister et al entitled “Identification of the Nervus Intermedius Using 3T MR Imaging.” It is surprising that this minute nerve has gained such a wide clinical, functional, and now radiologic interest since the original description in 1778 by Wrisberg. However, there is a point of concern in the article. The authors stated in the introducti...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular joint syndrome, or Costen syndrome, is a clinically diagnosed disorder whose most common symptoms include joint pain and clicking, difficulty opening the mouth, and temporomandibular joint discomfort. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is supplied by the auriculotemporal nerve, a collateral branch of the mandibular nerve (the V3 branch of the trigeminal nerve). OBJ...