Other terms
Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome,Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal,Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema,Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema,Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous,Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal,Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy,Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Melkersson Syndrome,Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome,Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome,Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome,Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome,Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome,Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome,Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome,Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome,Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema,Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy,Granulomatous Cheilitis,Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Description
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)
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