[A study on the relationship between cheilitis granulomatosa and Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome].
Serum anti Borrelia Burgdorferi (BB) antibody of 18 patients with cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) and 5 patients with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) have been examined and positive results are present in 14 patients with CG(77.8%) and 4 patients with MRS(80%). According to histopathological features the lesions show characteristics of spirochetes diseases. It suggests that CG and MRS are all caused by spirochetes.
School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000276:immunology; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial