Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome caused by saprodontia: A case report

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 679-682

  Tadokoro, Taketsugu ^a   Ozawa, Kentaro ^a   Muso, Yumi ^a   Ito, Haruyasu ^a   Itami, Satoshi ^a   Yoshikawa, Kunihiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granulomatosis; Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome; Saprodontia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FACE EDEMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOWER LIP; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; MOUTH MUCOSA; SAPRODONTIA; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 0141960902     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00457.x     Document Type: Article

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