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

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 411-414

  Khandpur, Sujay ^a   Malhotra, Amit Kumar ^a   Khanna, Neena ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bilateral facial palsy; Facial edema; Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DERMIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; FACE EDEMA; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MELKERSSON-ROSENTHAL SYNDROME;

EID: 33646688459     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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