title: Melkersson-rosenthal syndrome.
abstract: Melkersson - Rosenthal syndrome was described by Melkersson and Rosenthal separately in the year 1928 and 1931 respectively. It is supposed to be a rare syndrome of bilateral alternating recurrent facial paralysis alongwith fissured tongue and oedema of the lips, face and eyelids. A case of Melkersson - Rosenthal syndrome is reported with all the classic findings which is a rarity. In this case there was alternating facial paralysis to begin with followed by bilateral paralysis third time, along with oedema of lips and face, fissured tongue, and dialation of sig-moid colon with absence of haustrations.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Resident
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Minnas
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mohindroo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sharma