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ArticleCureus2022

Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome in a 38-Year-Old Female Patient: A Rare Case With Complete Triad.

Georges Aoun, Nadia Skandri, Hafiza Ghattas, Carlo Maksoud

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Georges AounOral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Nadia SkandriOral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Hafiza GhattasOral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Carlo MaksoudOral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Lebanese University · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is an uncommon neuro-mucocutaneous disease, clinically characterized by a triad of recurrent facial palsy, orofacial swelling, and fissured tongue. This report presents the case of a 38-year-old female diagnosed with MRS based on its three clinical features. A corticosteroid (1 mg/kg/day of oral prednisolone) was prescribed for a week, and then tapered off over two weeks by gradually lowering the dose. Regular annual long-term follow-ups were requested to monitor the disease activity.

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corticosteroidfacial palsyfissured tonguemelkersson-rosenthal syndromeorofacial swelling

Identifiers

PMID36051736
PMCPMC9420175
OpenAlexW4288430381

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