title: Solid facial edema preceding a diagnosis of retro-orbital B-cell lymphoma.
abstract: Persistent solid facial edema is a rare condition of unknown cause. Although acute facial edema has been associated with numerous disease processes such as infections, neoplasms, immune disorders, inflammation, neuropathic processes, drugs, mechanical obstructions, and trauma, solid facial edema has most often been associated with acne vulgaris. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of solid facial edema preceding a diagnosis of a subcutaneous scalp and orbital/periorbital B-cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, Section of Hematology and Oncology, and Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Dragan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*