Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Synonyms
Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema
Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy
Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous
Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema
Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Granulomatous Cheilitis
Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal
Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema
Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Syndrome
Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome
Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy
Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome
Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal
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)