Therapeutic hotline: Successful treatment of Morbihan's disease with oral prednisolone and doxycycline.
Persistent facial swelling can occur as a rare complication of rosacea. This finding is referred to as lymphedematous rosacea or Morbihan's disease. We report a case of a 45-year-old male with no previous history of rosacea who developed bilateral periorbital swelling associated with facial erythema and edema that responded to a combination of oral corticosteroids and doxycycline. Biopsy revealed changes of granulomatous rosacea.
National Skin Center, 1 Mandalay Road, 308205, Singapore. harneet.ranu@gmail.com
Harneet
H
Ranu
Joyce
J
Lee
Tan Hiok
TH
Hee
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D004318:Doxycycline