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MELKERSSON-ROSENTHAL SYNDROME
| Resumo: | The Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome is composed of the Triad: linqua plicata, intermittent facial palsy and orofacial swelling. Usually, the dominant and earliest finding of the syndrome is the orofacial swelling. Therefore, it’s frequently the dermatologist the first professional to have contact with the patient. Yet, the condition has been few times described in dermatological literature. We present a classical case of the complete triad. |
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| Autores principais: | Barroso, Daniel Holanda |
| Outros Autores: | Zoby, Camila Pinon Medeiros; Perdigão e Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Depes; Cavalcanti, Silvana Maria de Morais; de França, Emanuel Rodrigues; Teixeira, Márcia Almeida Galvão |
| Assunto: | Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome Clofazimine Tongue fissured Facial paralysis Síndrome de Melkersson Rosenthal Clofazimina Língua fissurada Paralisia facial |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Portuguese Journal of Dermatology |
| Resumo: | The Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome is composed of the Triad: linqua plicata, intermittent facial palsy and orofacial swelling. Usually, the dominant and earliest finding of the syndrome is the orofacial swelling. Therefore, it’s frequently the dermatologist the first professional to have contact with the patient. Yet, the condition has been few times described in dermatological literature. We present a classical case of the complete triad. |
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