title: Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome associated with ipsilateral facial, hand, and foot swelling.
abstract: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a complex neuromucocutaneous disorder. A 60-year-old woman presented with granulomatous cheilitis of the lower lip, unilateral facial paralysis, and ipsilateral facial and acral swelling. The result of histopathological evaluation in extremities and inferior lip was compatible with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aliağaoğlu
authors.forename: Umran
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.forename: Nadir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goksugur
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Memişoğullari
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kavak
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006225:Hand; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology