[Magnetic resonance imaging of the facial nerve in a case of Melkerson-Rosenthal syndrome].
A 35-year-old man treated for a Crohn's disease presented with a second facial palsy in a setting of recurrent labial edema known since childhood. The diagnosis of Melkerson-Rosenthal syndrome was established. MRI showed a small T1 gadolinium-enhanced lesion of the facial nerve suggesting an inflammatory process. Similarities of pathologic lesions found in Melkerson-Rosenthal syndrome, Crohn's disease and sarcoidosis raise the question of the relationships between these disorders.
Service de Neurologie, Clinique Neurologique, Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU, Lille.
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D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
Imagerie par résonance magnétique du nerf facial dans un cas de syndrome de Melkerson-Rosenthal.