Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
M. J. Levenson, M. Ingerman, C. Grimes and K. V. Anand
The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare condition characterized
by the triad of familial relapsing peripheral facial palsy, facial edema,
and lingua plicata. Within a well-documented family aggregate of MRS, an
index case simultaneously demonstrated all the elements of the triad, as
well as gingival changes similar to those of cheilitis granulomatosa. When
the incomplete or oligosymptomatic forms are considered, the MRS may be
more common than previously thought.
