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Granulomatous cheilitis mimicking angioedema.
E16 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: Granulomatous cheilitis (GC), also known as Miescher cheilitis, belongs to a larger class of diseases known as orofacial granulomatoses (OFGs), a set of diseases distinguished by their clinical and pathologic features of facial edema and granulomatous inflammation.1-3 Granulomatous cheilitis, a monosymptomatic variant of a more extensive disease known as M...
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E18 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: A 51-year-old woman presented to her dermatologist with recurrent and progressive upper lip swelling of 2 years’ duration. Her condition was previously evaluated by several other physicians without a diagnosis or resolution of the symptoms. The swelling began on the right side of the upper lip and right cheek; however, over the course of 2 years, the swell...
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A 24-year-old woman presented with a 5-year history of painless, nonpruritic swelling of her lips (Figure 1). The swelling was initially intermittent but became progressive and persistent. It began on her upper lip and gradually extended to the lower lip and right inner cheek. She was otherwise well and reported no gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms. Physical examination showed a rubbery,...
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A 39-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of painless, nonitching swelling of the upper lip (Figure 1). In addition, she had a symptomless lingua plicata. A biopsy specimen revealed cheilitis with edema and perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrates (Figure 2) pointing to an early stage of cheilitis granulomatosa (CG). There was no neurologic abnormality such as facial palsy. Also, t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1478-2715,2042-8189
DOI: 10.4997/jrcpe.2013.408