Difference between revisions of "Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome"

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*Tongue fissuring.
*Tongue fissuring.


Epidemiology:
*Rare.
*Rare.
*May be associated with [[Crohn's disease]] or [[sarcoidosis]].<ref name=pmid34602094>{{cite journal |authors=Casper J, Mohammad-Khani S, Schmidt JJ, Kielstein JT, Lenarz T, Haller H, Wagner AD |title=Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome in the context of sarcoidosis: a case report |journal=J Med Case Rep |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=488 |date=October 2021 |pmid=34602094 |pmc=8489098 |doi=10.1186/s13256-021-03044-5 |url=}}</ref>
*May be associated with [[Crohn's disease]] or [[sarcoidosis]].<ref name=pmid34602094>{{cite journal |authors=Casper J, Mohammad-Khani S, Schmidt JJ, Kielstein JT, Lenarz T, Haller H, Wagner AD |title=Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome in the context of sarcoidosis: a case report |journal=J Med Case Rep |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=488 |date=October 2021 |pmid=34602094 |pmc=8489098 |doi=10.1186/s13256-021-03044-5 |url=}}</ref>
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Features:
Features:
*[[Granulomatous inflammation]].
*[[Granulomatous inflammation]].
DDx:
*Other causes of [[granulomatous inflammation]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Syndromes]]
[[Category:Syndromes]]
[[Category:Neuropathology]]
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, 18 October 2021

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (also Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome) is a rare recurring neurological disorder.[1]

General

Clinically characterized by the triad of:[2]

  • Facial nerve paralysis.
  • Lip swelling.
  • Tongue fissuring.

Epidemiology:

Microscopic

Features:

DDx:

References