Oligosymptomatic Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
A patient with cheilitis granulomatosa and sialopenia is presented herein as a variant of the oligosymptomatic type of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Evidence is presented to support its possible neurotrophic origin.
D000328:Adult; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis