An interesting case of lip swelling!
- Author:
Evelyn Yap Wen Yee
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- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Malaysian Family Physician 2021;16(2):70-72
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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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