Minocycline in Granulomatous Cheilitis: Experience with 6 Cases

Minocycline in granulomatous cheilitis: experience with 6 cases.

Granulomatous cheilitis with gingival enlargement

A 20 yr old man presented to the Dermatology Outpatient Department of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, in July 2014 with asymptomatic slowly progressive swelling of the upper lip for six months. The swelling was episodic initially but became persistent later. The patient did not have any systemic (including gastrointestinal) complaint. There was no history of prior intake of an...

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...

Granulomatous cheilitis: a report of 6 cases and a review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION Granulomatous cheilitis (Miescher cheilitis), a condition characterized by recurrent swelling of the lips, is the most common monosymptomatic form of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. The aim of this study was to study the characteristics of patients diagnosed with granulomatous cheilitis at the dermatology department of our hospital over a period of 17 years. MATERIAL AND METHO...

Treatment of granulomatous cheilitis with infliximab.

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,...