Frey syndrome
MONDO:0007753Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Frey syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An autonomic disorder characterized by excessive sweating of the forehead, upper lip, perioral region, or sternum subsequent to gustatory stimuli. The auriculotemporal syndrome features facial flushing or sweating limited to the distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve and may develop after trauma to the parotid gland, in association with parotid neoplasms, or following their surgical removal. (From Ann Neurol 1997 Dec;42(6):973-5)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007753), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: Frey syndrome
- Also called
- Baillarger syndromegustatory hyperhidrosisgustatory sweating