title: [Malignant lymphoma of parotid origin mimicking Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome].
abstract: The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is classically described as the association of a unilateral tumefaction, a facial hemiparesia and of a furrowing of the tongue. Granulomatous blepharitis is an unusual localisation of the facial tumefaction, and chronic periocular oedema may represent a difficult differential diagnosis. The reported case has erroneously been diagnosed as a Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and further showed to be a parotid gland involvement of a systemic malignant lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Clinique d'Ophtalmologie, A. Kapanci, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beuchat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harms
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Pelte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tabatabay
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Lymphome malin à point de départ parotidien mimant un syndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal.