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01-04-2016 | Autonomic Image
Crocodile tears syndrome
Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 2/2016
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A 39-year-old female presented with excessive tearing while eating. A year earlier she developed bilateral facial palsy due to neurosarcoidosis and the deficit persisted despite immunosuppressive treatment. Schrimer’s test in the resting position was 1 mm on the left and 3 mm on the right eye (normal values >10 mm) (Fig. 1). During eating (Fig. 2) it was 15 mm on the left and 10 mm on the right eye, demonstrating gustatory hyperlacrimation.
Fig. 1
Schrimer’s test in the resting position
Fig. 2
Schrimer’s test during eating
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