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Descriptor English: Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal
Descriptor síndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal
Entry term(s) queilitis granulomatosa
queilitis granulomatosa con neuropatía facial y edema orofacial
Scope note: Síndrome idiopático caracterizado por uno o más de los siguientes elementos: hinchazón orofacial recurrente, parálisis facial recurrente, y fisuras en la lengua (lingua plicata). Se inicia generalmente en la infancia y las recaídas son frecuentes. La queilitis granulomatosa es una variante monosintomática de esta afección. (Dermatol Clin 1996 Apr;14(2):371-9; Magalini & Magalini, Dictionary of Medical Syndromes, 4th ed, p531)
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal
Entry term(s): Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema
Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy
Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous
Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema
Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Granulomatous Cheilitis
Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal
Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema
Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Syndrome
Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome
Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy
Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome
Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal
Tree number(s): C07.465.299.800
C07.465.466
C10.292.319.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008556
Scope note: An idiopathic syndrome characterized by one or more of the following; recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue (lingua plicata). The onset is usually in childhood and relapses are common. Cheilitis granulomatosa is a monosymptomatic variant of this condition. (Dermatol Clin 1996 Apr;14(2):371-9; Magalini & Magalini, Dictionary of Medical Syndromes, 4th ed, p531)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 64
History Note: 64(63)
DeCS ID: 8725
Unique ID: D008556
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Date Established: 1964/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0013326
Scope note An idiopathic syndrome characterized by one or more of the following; recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue (lingua plicata). The onset is usually in childhood and relapses are common. Cheilitis granulomatosa is a monosymptomatic variant of this condition. (Dermatol Clin 1996 Apr;14(2):371-9; Magalini & Magalini, Dictionary of Medical Syndromes, 4th ed, p531)
Preferred term Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Entry term(s) Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema
Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy
Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous
Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema
Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal
Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema
Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome
Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome
Melkersson Syndrome
Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome
Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis
Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy
Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa
Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome
Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome
Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal
Granulomatous Cheilitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0393307
Preferred term Granulomatous Cheilitis
Entry term(s) Cheilitis Granulomatosa



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