An interesting case of lip swelling!
| Autor: | Evelyn Yee Wen Yap |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Community and Home Care
medicine.medical_specialty melkersson-rosenthal syndrome Angioedema Neurocutaneous Disorder business.industry Case Report Lip swelling orofacial granulomatosis medicine.disease Facial nerve Dermatology medicine.anatomical_structure Tongue Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome medicine Paralysis neurocutaneous disorder Medicine Orofacial granulomatosis medicine.symptom Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | Malaysian Family Physician, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 70-72 (2021) Malays Fam Physician |
| ISSN: | 1985-2274 |
| Popis: | Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (also termed “Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome”) or (MRS), is a rare neurocutaneous disorder characterized by the clinical triad of recurring facial nerve paralysis, swelling of one or both lips and fissural tongue. We report a patient with Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome initially referred to Dermatology Department as angioedema. The diagnosis and treatment procedures were presented with special emphasis to the clinical features of this rare condition. |
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