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Other names people use for this condition
  • Unilateral loss of facial flushing and sweating with contralateral anhidrosis
  • Sudden onset of unilateral flushing and sweating
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Harlequin syndrome
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Harlequin syndrome was first coined by Lance and Drummond in 1988 when they described five cases of unilateral (on one side) flushing and sweating.[1] The asymmetrical facial sweating and flushing described with this condition has been named the 'Harlequin Sign'.

References
  1. Corbett M, Abernethy DA. Harlequin syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999;:. Available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1736279&blobtype=pdf. September 4, 2008.

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