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Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Review of literature and case report. 1992

R Winnie, and D M DeLuke

Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Clare's Hospital, Schenectady, New York.

A case of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with the classic triad of symptoms is presented. The literature is reviewed with respect to clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management of this syndrome.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008046	Lip	Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.	Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008297	Male		Males
D008556	Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome	An idiopathic syndrome characterized by one or more of the following; recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue (lingua plicata). The onset is usually in childhood and relapses are common. Cheilitis granulomatosa is a monosymptomatic variant of this condition. (Dermatol Clin 1996 Apr;14(2):371-9; Magalini & Magalini, Dictionary of Medical Syndromes, 4th ed, p531)	Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema,Granulomatous Cheilitis,Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy,Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema,Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema,Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome,Melkersson Syndrome,Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome,Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy,Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome,Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome,Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal,Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous,Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal,Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome,Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome,Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome,Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome,Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005158	Facial Paralysis	Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.	Facial Palsy,Hemifacial Paralysis,Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron,Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron,Facial Paralysis, Central,Facial Paralysis, Peripheral,Facial Paresis,Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy,Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy,Central Facial Paralyses,Central Facial Paralysis,Facial Palsies,Facial Paralyses, Central,Facial Paralyses, Peripheral,Palsies, Facial,Palsy, Facial,Paralyses, Central Facial,Paralyses, Facial,Paralyses, Hemifacial,Paralysis, Central Facial,Paralysis, Facial,Paralysis, Hemifacial,Paralysis, Peripheral Facial,Pareses, Facial,Paresis, Facial,Peripheral Facial Paralysis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014063	Tongue, Fissured	The occurrence of of breaks or slits in the tissue of the dorsal surface of the TONGUE.	Tongue, Furrowed,Lingua Plicata,Scrotal Tongue,Fissured Tongue,Fissured Tongues,Furrowed Tongue,Furrowed Tongues,Lingua Plicatas,Plicata, Lingua,Plicatas, Lingua,Scrotal Tongues,Tongue, Scrotal,Tongues, Fissured,Tongues, Furrowed,Tongues, Scrotal