Parry-Romberg Syndrome, or progressive hemifacial atrophy, is a rare, chronic, and multifactorial disorder characterized by progressive unilateral atrophy of facial tissues, including skin, subcutaneous fat, muscle, cartilage, and bone. This chapter, dated 2026, describes the syndrome for learners and includes review questions. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Open (Access) Textbook
CE offering
Recommended Uses:
Individual
Reference
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Homework
Flipped classroom activity
Group projects
Debate
Technical Requirements:
Internet Access Web Browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The main objectives for this offering are as follows:
Identify the clinical manifestations of Parry-Romberg syndrome.
Determine the diagnostic criteria for Parry-Romberg syndrome.
Interpret the management guidelines for the ocular manifestations of Parry-Romberg syndrome.
Collaborate with the interprofessional team to achieve successful cosmetic rehabilitation for patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome.
Target Student Population:
College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Medical terminology
General knowledge of facial anatomy and physiology is useful but not necessary.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Extensive information with many current resources. This offering is well organized. Content is current. Information is appropriate to the topic, and the questions reflect the main points of the effort. Diagrams add to understanding.
Concerns:
Very long.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Learning objectives are concise and easy to understand.
The objectives are clear, and the content speaks to such. The level of content is at the learner's level, and the writing reflects such. Attention to detail and diagrams add to conceptual understanding.
Concerns:
Able to access free multiple choice questions on this topic but need an account; unclear if intended for teachers or students.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Clear and consistent layout.
Clicking on the link takes you to the CE offering
Concerns:
Figures are all located at the bottom of the page which makes it difficult to refer to images while reading text. Figures are not labeled.
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