Melkersson‐Rosenthal Syndrome Caused by Saprodontia: A Case Report

A 24‐year‐old female patient with Melkersson‐Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) in association with saprodontia is reported. She presented with lower labial swelling and left facial edema. Histological examination of the involved oral mucosa showed a noncaseating epithelioid granuloma. Results from the labora...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of dermatology 2003-09, Vol.30 (9), p.679-682
Hauptverfasser:	Tadokoro, Taketsugu, Ozawa, Kentaro, Muso, Yumi, Ito, Haruyasu, Itami, Satoshi, Yoshikawa, Kunihiko
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Dental Caries - complications Dental Caries - diagnosis Dental Caries - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Edema - diagnosis Edema - etiology Female granulomatosis Humans Lip Diseases - diagnosis Lip Diseases - etiology Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - diagnosis Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - etiology Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - pathology Melkersson‐Rosenthal syndrome saprodontia
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Zusammenfassung:	A 24‐year‐old female patient with Melkersson‐Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) in association with saprodontia is reported. She presented with lower labial swelling and left facial edema. Histological examination of the involved oral mucosa showed a noncaseating epithelioid granuloma. Results from the laboratory and imaging examinations were normal or negative. Her orofacial swelling disappeared after treatment of the saprodontia of the left first molar.
ISSN:	0385-2407 1346-8138
DOI:	10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00457.x