title: [A case of typical Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with possible autosomal dominant inheritance].
abstract: Here we presented a case of 40-year-old woman who suffered from bilateral facial palsy and headache. She had allegedly had an episode of facial palsy, and facial edema at her age of 14 years. Physical examination revealed swelling of the lips, upward disturbance of the left eye, hypogeusia, the fissured tongue, and bilateral facial palsy. Oral administration of prednisolone 20 mg/day yielded gradual but complete improvement of the facial palsy and hypogeusia within two weeks. Careful analysis of family history disclosed that four members had oro-facio-cervical edema and three had the fissured tongue. A diagnosis of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with possible autosomal dominant inheritance was made based on the clinical findings and familial aggregation of the incomplete form of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Higashi Nagoya National Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aiba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000370:Ageusia / Q000188:drug therapy; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone