Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: a Case Report of the Classic Triad

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neurological condition that includes a triad of symptoms including recurring facial paralysis, orofacial swelling, and fissured tongue. The diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome is difficult since the classic triad is rarely possible to see in its com...

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Autores principales: Torabi, Molook, Karimi Afshar, Mehrnaz, Barati, Hoda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7737923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33344685
http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/DENTJODS.2019.77804.
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description Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neurological condition that includes a triad of symptoms including recurring facial paralysis, orofacial swelling, and fissured tongue. The diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome is difficult since the classic triad is rarely possible to see in its complete form. The etiology of MRS is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by various factors such as infections, genetic predisposition, immune deficiency, food intolerance, and stress. This case report presents a 22- year-old male patient with classical triad of MRS
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spelling pubmed-77379232020-12-18 Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: a Case Report of the Classic Triad Torabi, Molook Karimi Afshar, Mehrnaz Barati, Hoda J Dent (Shiraz) Case Report Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neurological condition that includes a triad of symptoms including recurring facial paralysis, orofacial swelling, and fissured tongue. The diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome is difficult since the classic triad is rarely possible to see in its complete form. The etiology of MRS is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by various factors such as infections, genetic predisposition, immune deficiency, food intolerance, and stress. This case report presents a 22- year-old male patient with classical triad of MRS Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7737923/ /pubmed/33344685 http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/DENTJODS.2019.77804. Text en Copyright: © Journal of Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License, ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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