Melkersson-rosenthal syndrome
Autor: | C. Mohan, Narinder K Mohindroo, Dev Raj Sharma, Sr. Resident, Mukat Lal Sharma, R. S. Minnas |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.disease Dermatology Facial paralysis Article 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Bilateral paralysis stomatognathic diseases 0302 clinical medicine Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome medicine Head and neck surgery Rare syndrome Surgery business Fissured tongue |
Zdroj: | Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India. 51(4) |
ISSN: | 2231-3796 |
Popis: | Melkersson - Rosenthal syndrome was described by Melkersson and Rosenthal separately in the year 1928 and 1931 respectively. It is supposed to be a rare syndrome of bilateral alternating recurrent facial paralysis alongwith fissured tongue and oedema of the lips, face and eyelids. A case of Melkersson - Rosenthal syndrome is reported with all the classic findings which is a rarity. In this case there was alternating facial paralysis to begin with followed by bilateral paralysis third time, along with oedema of lips and face, fissured tongue, and dialation of sig-moid colon with absence of haustrations. |
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