title: Solid facial edema in a patient with rosacea.
abstract: We report a 53-year old man with symmetrical nonpitting edema, conjunctivitis, and acneiform eruptions on the face. Histopathological examination showed perifollicular lymphohistiocytic infiltration and telangiectasias in the upper dermis. Loosely aggregated non-caseating granulomas were scattered through the dermis; some of them were seen in the perifollicular regions. The patient was treated with fleroxacin (100 mg/day, orally) for two weeks with a marked reduction of both solid facial edema and periorbital edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uhara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saida
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016576:Fleroxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012393:Rosacea / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D016576:Fleroxacin