Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome treated by methylprednisolone

Neurology. 1998 Nov;51(5):1440-1. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.5.1440.

Abstract

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is an uncommon disorder of uncertain etiology. Different therapeutic regimens have been attempted but with limited success. We report a 24-year-old woman with recurrent facial and lip swelling, lingua plicata, and peripheral facial-nerve palsy who benefited from a short course of high-dose i.v. methylprednisolone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Lip / pathology
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Methylprednisolone