Idiopathic Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: A Case Report

Claudio Conforti, Francesca Flagiello, Maria Silvestre and Caterina Dianzani

Institute of Dermatology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
Dermatology Unit at University Campus Biomedico, Rome, Italy

^*Correspondance to: Claudio Conforti 

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Abstract:

A 33-year-old Caucasian Italian female was admitted at the Campus Bio-Medico in Rome for a lip swelling evaluation of increased in last 4 days associated orofacial edema, yellowish vesicles, erosion over lips. In addition, she presented asymmetry of the face with paralysissignon the region of VIIth nerve distribution and angle mouth deviation. Anamnesis reported abdominal pain and diarrhea 4-5 times/day since last month, severe muscle pain, fatigue and dryness eye. We supposed Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) based on clinical manifestation and we considered, as differential diagnosis angioneurotic edema, cheilitis glandularis, lymphangioma, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and crohn’s disease.

Keywords:

Cheilitis granulomatosa; Granulomatous cheilitis; Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome; Lip swelling

Cite the Article:

Conforti C, Flagiello F, Silvestre M, Dianzani C. Idiopathic MelkerssonRosenthal Syndrome: A Case Report. Clin Case Rep Int. 2017; 1: 1028.