title: Granulomatous cheilitis.
abstract: A 54-year-old man presented with lip swelling, which was not altered by a trial of medication discontinuation. Patch tests showed reactions to bromonitropropane and gold, which were not clinically relevant. Treatment included topical and intralesional glucorticoids as well as tacrolimus ointment. Granulomatous chelitis an idiopathic disorder that is characterized by painless lip edema. It may be found as part of the triad of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Treatment includes intralesional glucocorticoids as well as systemic therapies.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Olympia I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Kovich
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged