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Case Reports
. 2006 Jun;33(6):411-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00097.x.

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with diffuse facial swelling and multiple cranial nerve palsies

Sujay Khandpur  1 , Amit Kumar Malhotra, Neena Khanna
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Case Reports

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with diffuse facial swelling and multiple cranial nerve palsies

Sujay Khandpur et al. J Dermatol. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome presenting as diffuse facial swelling with facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve palsies. A skin biopsy revealed non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas throughout the dermis. The disease responded poorly to systemic steroids, antihistamines, antibiotics and potassium iodide.

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