Biomaterial Database

Mimics of sarcoidosis. Oro-facial granulomatosis (Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome) 1991

D G James

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly