Strange Medical Conditions You Won’t Believe Are Real

Parry-Romberg Syndrome

Parry-Romberg syndrome is a rare disorder in which the skin, fat, soft tissues, muscle, and sometimes bone from half of the patient’s face progressively shrink, appearing to deteriorate. Often it will make the one side of their face appear sunken in, and in rare occurrences, the disease will affect both sides of their face. The severity of symptoms vary from patient to patient, sometimes causing abnormalities to their eyes, teeth, or neurological system.

Most patients diagnosed with Parry-Romberg syndrome encounter symptoms before they reach twenty years old. There is no exact known cause for the disease. However, there have been many theories linking it to viral infections, trauma, and inflammation of the brain and nervous systems.

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