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Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare condition, classically associated with a triad of facial and/or lip edema, fissured tongue, and relapsing facial palsy. This article offers a review of the literature and presents two cases of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome associated with elevated serum levels of angiotensin converting enzyme in two patients of Thai descent.