Autor(es):
Goulart, A 
; Soares, V ; Koch, P
Data: 2013
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/524
Origem: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
Assunto(s): Sudorese Gustativa; Glândula Parótida
Descrição
Introduction: Frey’s syndrome is characterized by facial sweating, flushing and heat sensation in the parotid area. Its prevalence is
highly variable. Methods: The present study included 33 selected patients, submitted to superficial parotidectomy. To the included
patients, a clinical interview was conducted and Minor’s test, for objective evaluation of Frey’s syndrome, was applied. The degree of
Frey’s syndrome severity was determined according to Luna Ortiz’s model and by using a 0-10 numeric scale. Results: Of the 33 initially
selected patients, only 27 (81,8%) showed up for assessment at Hospital de Braga. Of the seven patients who referred sweating,
only one classified it as “excessive”, giving it grade 6 on a “0-10” scale, while all of the others classified it as “1”, “2” or “3”. Minor’s
test was positive in seven patients, one of which didn’t have any clinical complaints. According to Luna-Ortiz’s surgical severity model,
three patients (42, 9%) were assessed as having moderate Frey’s syndrome and four patients (57,1%) had severe disease. Conclusion:
The incidence of this condition, as determined by Minor’s test, is 26,9%, similarly to what is found in other studies.
