Parry–Romberg syndrome
a rare disease characterized by progressive shrinkage and degeneration of the tissues beneath the skin, usually on only one side of the face (hemifacial atrophy) but occasionally extending to other parts of the body
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Parry–Romberg syndrome
Summary
Parry–Romberg syndrome is a class of disease[1]. It draws 1,083 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_disease category, ranking #500 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
- Moritz Heinrich Romberg is named after Parry–Romberg syndrome[4].
- Caleb Hillier Parry is named after Parry–Romberg syndrome[5].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of facial nerve disease[6].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of brain inflammatory disease[7].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of inflammatory and autoimmune disease with epilepsy[8].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of genetic peripheral neuropathy[9].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of rare genetic epilepsy[10].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome is a type of disease[11].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Parry–Romberg syndrome[12].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C84703[13].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C116916[14].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's health specialty is recorded as neurology[15].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1757[16].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1757[17].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011331[18].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_1214[19].
- Parry–Romberg syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[20].
Why It Matters
Parry–Romberg syndrome draws 1,083 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_disease category, ranking #500 of 1,968).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]