Solid facial edema in a patient with rosacea.
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.
Uhara
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Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Kawachi
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Saida
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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
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D016576:Fleroxacin