Recurrent Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Case report on Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Recurrent Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Case report on Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome

Published:2022-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:19-21
ISSN:2501-8132
Container-title:Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Sahadevan Mahavishnu¹,Louis Vanessa²,Sivaloganathan Kushanthini³,Sunil Mohamed⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurology , Penang General Hospital , Penang , Malaysia

2. Department of Anaesthesiology Penang General Hospital , Penang , Malaysia

3. Department of Emergency Medicine , Parkcity Medical Centre , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

4. Department of Internal Medicine , Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital , Malé , Maldives

Abstract

Abstract This is a case report of a 27-year-old male who presented with recurrent facial swelling and weakness. The clinical evaluation revealed that the patient had Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS), a rare neurological disease characterized by the triad of recurrent facial edema, recurrent facial muscle weakness, and a furrowed or fissured tongue. Accurate data regarding the incidence of MRS is challenging to obtain due to the rarity of the disorder, and early recognition and treatment can potentially reduce the probability of permanent disability.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/jim-2022-0003

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