Successful treatment of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with dapsone: a case report and review of the literature.
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare disease characterized by a triad of relapsing or persistent orofacial edema, recurrent lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy and fissured tongue. Acute, painless, non-erythematosus orofacial edema is observed in all patients. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with a 2-year history of swelling of the upper lip, facial paralysis, and fissured tongue; she was treated successfully with dapsone.
Department of Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey. dr.nazanyilmaz@hotmail.com.
Nazan
N
Emiroglu
Ozlem
O
Su
Fatma Pelin
FP
Cengiz
Nahide
N
Onsun
D000293:Adolescent; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists; D003622:Dapsone