[Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. A case treated with clofazimine].
A 63-year-old woman suffering from scrotal tongue, facial palsy and granulomatous cheilitis (Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome) is described. Treatment with clofazimine dramatically improved swelling of the lips.
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Presidio Ospedaliero Multizonale G. Rummo, Benevento.
Lamparelli
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Errico
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Errico
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D001706:Biopsy; D002991:Clofazimine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction
D002991:Clofazimine
Sindrome di Melkersson-Rosenthal. Un caso trattato con clofazimina.