Swati V. Reddy¹ , Abhishek Singh Nayyar² , Pradnya M. Arur³ , Birangane R. S.⁴

1 Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
2 Reader, cum PG Guide, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
3 Ex-Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Dental College and Research Center, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
4 Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Dental College and Research Center, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 16   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0016
Received: 20 May, 2016    Accepted: 25 May, 2016    Published: 01 Aug., 2016

Swati V.R., Abhishek S.N., Pradnya M.A., and Birangane R.S., 2016, Title of the Manuscript: Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (MRS): An Unusual Case of An 8 Years Old Child, International Journal of Clinical Case Report, 6(16): 1-4 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0016)

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a clinical entity which is characterized by the classic triad of facial palsy. Miescher’s cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) and lingua plicata. It is an intricate neuro-muco-cutaneous disorder and triad of this disorder is very rarely seen. Majority of the patients show facial palsy and cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) and sometimes, lingua plicata. Diagnosis of cheilitis granulomatosa is based on histopathological outlook. Herewith, we are presenting a case report of an 8 years old, pediatric patient presenting with the classic triad of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS); Miescher’s cheilitis granulomatosa (CG); facial palsy; lingua plicata