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A Case of Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Dae Hun Pee, Yo Won Na, Ki Young Chang, Woo Keun Seo, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik-Lin Eun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(10):1292-1297.   Published online October 15, 2002
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome(MRS) is a rare disorder, having a symptom triad of recurrent facial palsy, orofacial swelling and fissured tongue(lingua plicata). This disorder is usually recurrent or progressive, and monosymptomatic or oligosymptomatic forms have been reported to be more common than classic forms. Generally, MRS occurs in young adults at the end of the second decade of life and incidence of the disease in childhood...
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