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The Harlequin sign

The Harlequin sign

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1681263636

The Harlequin sign

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Full title

The Harlequin sign

Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Journal title

Thorax, 2015-06, Vol.70 (6), p.605-606

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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Scope and Contents

Contents

The 'Harlequin sign' is characterised by asymmetric flushing and sweating of the face, representing localised ipsilateral autonomic dysfunction, due to a cervical sympathetic deficit located at the preganglionic or postganglionic level on the non-flushing side. 1 In our case, unilateral facial flushing was caused by tumour compression of the cervic...

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Full title

The Harlequin sign

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1681263636

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1681263636

Other Identifiers

ISSN

0040-6376

E-ISSN

1468-3296

DOI

10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206936

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