title: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with diffuse facial swelling and multiple cranial nerve palsies.
abstract: We report an unusual case of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome presenting as diffuse facial swelling with facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve palsies. A skin biopsy revealed non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas throughout the dermis. The disease responded poorly to systemic steroids, antihistamines, antibiotics and potassium iodide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. shaifalikhandpur@eth.net
authors.forename: Sujay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khandpur
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*