Frey’s Syndrome
→ , auriculotemporal syndrome, or Frey-Baillarger syndrome
→ Rare neurological disorder due to damage to auriculotemporal N.
→ Often results as a side effect of surgeries or due to injury to auriculotemporal N., which passes through or near the parotid gland.
Signs and symptoms
→ Erythema (redness/flushing) and sweating in the cutaneous distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve, usually in response to gustatory stimuli.
Frey’s Syndrome | NEJM