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Ross' syndrome
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Ross' syndrome consists of Adie's syndrome (myotonic pupils and absent deep tendon reflexes) plus segmental anhidrosis (typically associated with compensatory hyperhidrosis).[1]

It was characterized in 1958[2][3] by A.T. Ross.[4]

By 1992, eighteen cases had been documented.[5]

Signs and Symptoms

Initial manifestations often include an abnormal segmental sweating response (described as hyperhidrosis or anhidrosis in some patients) and a tonic pupil. Other commonly reported symptoms included fatigue, chronic cough, and increased urinary frequency.[6]

Prognosis

Ross syndrome is a non life-threatening benign condition but delay in diagnosis can result in slow progression of autonomic symptoms. [7]

Epidemiology

Ross Syndrome is a progressive autonomic dysfunction that can occur in any age, ethnicity, or gender. The average age of diagnosis for Ross syndrome is 36 years and affects more females than males.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Rapini RP, eds. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. p. 539. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. ^ Otto Braun-Falco (2000). Dermatology. Springer. pp. 1093–. ISBN 978-3-540-59452-9. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. ^ Yaşar S, Aslan C, Serdar ZA, Demirci GT, Tutkavul K, Babalik D (April 2010). "Ross syndrome: Unilateral hyperhidrosis, Adie's tonic pupils and diffuse areflexia". J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 8 (12): 1004–1006. doi:10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07400.x. PMID 20408939. S2CID 24213039.
  4. ^ Ross AT (November 1958). "Progressive selective sudomotor denervation; a case with coexisting Adie's syndrome". Neurology. 8 (11): 809–17. doi:10.1212/wnl.8.11.809. PMID 13590391. S2CID 2610900.
  5. ^ Weller M, Wilhelm H, Sommer N, Dichgans J, Wiethölter H (April 1992). "Tonic pupil, areflexia, and segmental anhidrosis: two additional cases of Ross syndrome and review of the literature". J. Neurol. 239 (4): 231–4. doi:10.1007/BF00839146. PMID 1597691. S2CID 8832477.
  6. ^ Lamotte, Guillaume; Sandroni, Paola; Cutsforth-Gregory, Jeremy K.; Berini, Sarah E.; Benarroch, Eduardo E.; Shouman, Kamal; Mauermann, Michelle L.; Anderson, Jennifer; Low, Phillip A.; Singer, Wolfgang; Coon, Elizabeth A. (2021-10-01). "Clinical presentation and autonomic profile in Ross syndrome". Journal of Neurology. 268 (10): 3852–3860. doi:10.1007/s00415-021-10531-8. ISSN 1432-1459. PMC 9639164. PMID 33813643.
  7. ^ a b "Ross syndrome | DermNet NZ". dermnetnz.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.