American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , January 2009

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome revisited as a misdiagnosed disease

Received 22 November 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.02.004

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , January 2009

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