[The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome as a problem of complex treatment].

The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome consists of triad of symptoms: recurrent oedema of lips, recurrent facial nerve paralysis and lingua plicata. Treatment is usually symptomatic and required cooperation of different specialists as: dermatologists, neurologists, dentists, laryngologists, surgeons. A rare case of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome in 49-year-old man was observed in the Clinic of Dermatology Silesian Medical Academy in Katowice.