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SUBMITTER: Savasta S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479526 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190410 7
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) in children is a rare condition, clinically characterised by a triad of synchronous or metachronous symptoms: recurrent peripheral facial palsy, relapsing orofacial oedema, and a fissured tongue; the most recent review published on the topic has reported 30 published patients. The aetiology of this disease is still unclear. However, genetic factors, as well as alterations in immune functions, infections, and allergic reactions have been postulated. We report t ...[more]