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Ipsilateral lack of facial sweating

MedGen UID:
870428
•Concept ID:
C4024874
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0007451

Definition

Inability to sweat on the same side of the face that is affected by ptosis and miosis. This is a feature of Horner syndrome. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIpsilateral lack of facial sweating

Conditions with this feature

Congenital Horner syndrome
MedGen UID:
327111
•Concept ID:
C1840475
•
Disease or Syndrome
Horner syndrome, resulting from unilateral paralysis of the cervical sympathetics, comprises the classic triad of unilateral ptosis, unilateral miosis with anisocoria, and ipsilateral facial anhidrosis. Iris heterochromia may also be present (Takanashi et al., 2003).
See: Condition Record
Congenital Horner syndrome

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