Objective assessment of isotretinoin-associated cheilitis: Isotretinoin Cheilitis Grading Scale

The Effect of Evening Primrose Oil for the Prevention of Xerotic Cheilitis in Acne Patients Being Treated with Isotretinoin: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND The most common adverse effects of oral isotretinoin are cheilitis, skin dryness, dry eyes, and conjunctivitis, whereas evening primrose oil (EPO) is known to improve skin moisture and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in healthy adults and atopic patients. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of EPO in preventing xerotic cheilitis in acne patients being treated wi...

Dermoscopic features of plasma cell cheilitis and actinic cheilitis.

Cheilitis granulomatosa associated with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) consists of persistent or recurrent orofacial edema, relapsing facial palsy and fissured tongue. The complete triad of symptoms is uncommon, varying from 8 to 25%. The presentation of only one symptom is more common. The most frequent complaint is facial edema and enlargement of the lips. We describe a case of a 17-year-old Brazilian girl with limited edema o...

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 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...