Perioral dermatitis with histopathologic features of granulomatous rosacea: successful treatment with isotretinoin.
A young woman with a persistent eruption of small granulomas about the mouth and chin was studied and granulomatous perioral dermatitis was diagnosed. Some authorities consider that perioral dermatitis is a circumscribed variant of rosacea; the findings in this case tend to show a relationship between the two conditions. Once conventional therapies failed to result in a response, the eruption cleared, leaving pitted, atrophic scarring after a twenty week course of isotretinoin treatment.
Smith
K W
KW
Anderson Skin and Cancer Clinic, South Carolina 29621.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D015474:Isotretinoin