The melkersson - rosenthal syndrome as a rare cause of facial nerve palsy - a case report.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, T.N.Medical College & B.Y.L.Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai Central, 400 008 Mumbai, ; 2nd Floor, Habib House,Opp. Alfred Cinema,Corner Grant Road, 400 007 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: October 2000

The Melkenson Rosenthal syndrome is the rarely encountered triad of intermittent facial paralysis, recurrent facial oedema and lingua plicata. The intervals between the recurrence of symptoms may vary in duration. The cause of this syndrome is yet unknown. This paper discuses the pathology, clinical features and management as well as reports a case of this unusual disorder.

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