title: Melkersson's syndrome associated with syphilis.
abstract: The onset of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, manifested by bifacial paralysis and severe edema of the upper lip in a 25-year-old man, was followed shortly by signs of secondary syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, LAC/USC Medical Center.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Keane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications*