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)

Descriptor ID	D008556
MeSH Number(s)	C07.465.299.800 C07.465.466 C10.292.319.800
Concept/Terms	Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa Melkersson Syndrome Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema Granulomatous Cheilitis Granulomatous Cheilitis Cheilitis Granulomatosa

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