Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (definition)

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Definition: 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)

Other names Granulomatous Cheilitis; Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofac; Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome; Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome; Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheili; Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome; Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome; Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome; Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosen; Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granuloma; Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal; Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome; Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome; Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Gran; Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial N; Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheili; Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome; Melkersson Syndrome; Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome; Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema

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