title: [Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Report of a case with bilateral facial palsy].
abstract: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare illness characterized by secondary facial edema mainly located on the upper lip, recurrent facial palsy and plicated or fissured tongue. We report the clinical case of a 30-year-old female with the classic triad but severe bilateral affectation of the facial nerve. We describe the results of all the tests and complementary explorations we asked, besides the associated pathologies, that carried us to the definitive diagnosisjoint to her symptoms. Finally we have performed a short review of the literature at respect of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología, Badajoz. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pino Rivero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Palomino
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Pantoja Hernández
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trinidad Ruíz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pardo Romero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez Domínguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasco Huelva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed