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Anales de Medicina Interna
versão impressa ISSN 0212-7199
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BELLO GONZALEZ, C. et al. Melkersson-Rosenthal sindrome: report of a familiar clinical case. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2002, vol.19, n.8, pp.36-38. ISSN 0212-7199.
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome keeps on being a very unknown disease in our days in its etiology, prognosis and treatment.The limited prevalency of this entity makes in a great number of cases, diagnosis delates, specially when the disease doesn´t manifestate in its complete presentation, characterized by the association of recurrent orofacial swelling, peripheral facial palsy and plicated tongue. In this article, we report a classic case of this neuro-muco-cutaneous disease, whose diagnosis delated, perhaps, because we loose the global dimention of the patient.
Palavras-chave : Facial palsy; Recurrent orofacial edema; Plicata tongue; Cheilitis granulomatosa; Lips swelling.