title: Plasma cell cheilitis, successfully treated with topical 0.03% tacrolimus ointment.
abstract: Plasma cell cheilitis is a rare, idiopathic mucosal condition. The treatment of plasma cell cheilitis is often disappointing. It is often resistant to various topical treatments. We present a 65-year-old woman who had a painful, eroded area on her lower lip, which responded poorly to various topical treatments. A biopsy revealed a band-like infiltration composed mainly of plasma cells in the dermis. She was diagnosed as having plasma cell cheilitis, and was successfully treated with 0.03% topical tacrolimus ointment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospita, Gyeonggido, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Pil
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Kwang Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Chang Hun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009824:Ointments / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D016559:Tacrolimus