Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
A 30-year-old woman with a 10-year history of recurrent bloody diarrhea and documented colitis of the descending colon, consistent with Crohn’s disease, presented with an exacerbation of her gastrointestinal disease and an 18-month history of recurrent facial and genital swelling. Her course evolved...
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| author | Alexandra Ilnyckyj Thomas AM Aldor Richard Warrington Charles N Bernstein |
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| description | A 30-year-old woman with a 10-year history of recurrent bloody diarrhea and documented colitis of the descending colon, consistent with Crohn’s disease, presented with an exacerbation of her gastrointestinal disease and an 18-month history of recurrent facial and genital swelling. Her course evolved to include severe ear pain, dysphagia and colonic dysmotility. She was diagnosed with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and treated with multiple agents. The neurological aspects of her presentation are highlighted, and the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-473e23ab212a459ea8e5957f385aa1e42025-02-03T01:31:48ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001999-01-0113215215510.1155/1999/501435Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal SyndromeAlexandra Ilnyckyj0Thomas AM Aldor1Richard Warrington2Charles N Bernstein3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaA 30-year-old woman with a 10-year history of recurrent bloody diarrhea and documented colitis of the descending colon, consistent with Crohn’s disease, presented with an exacerbation of her gastrointestinal disease and an 18-month history of recurrent facial and genital swelling. Her course evolved to include severe ear pain, dysphagia and colonic dysmotility. She was diagnosed with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and treated with multiple agents. The neurological aspects of her presentation are highlighted, and the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/501435 |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Ilnyckyj Thomas AM Aldor Richard Warrington Charles N Bernstein Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome |
| title_full | Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome |
| title_short | Crohn’s Disease and the Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome |
| title_sort | crohn s disease and the melkersson rosenthal syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/501435 |
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