Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: an oligosymptomatic form

We have described a 35-year-old woman who had had recurrent episodes of swelling of the lips since the age of 14. The patient had a complete remission of symptoms between the ages of 20 to 30, but the swelling recurred, and she has had permanent swelling of both lips and cheeks for the past four years. Various treatments were ineffective. Biopsy of the lip mucosa showed histologic findings of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. This case probably represents an oligosymptomatic form of the syndrome.