Management of cheilitis granulomatosa.

Abstract

Peripheral facial nerve palsy, recurrent or persistent oral or facial swelling, and fissured tongue constitute a triad of symptoms known as Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Granulomatous labial enlargement, known as cheilitis granulomatosa, is considered the single most important diagnostic feature of this syndrome. This lesion has been difficult to treat. This article describes a case of 8 months' duration of cheilitis granulomatosa of the lower lip, which was successfully managed with intralesional steroid injections.

• Authors: P M Williams, M S Greenberg
• Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol) Vol. 72 Issue 4 Pg. 436-9 (Oct 1991) ISSN: 0030-4220 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1923442 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents
• Triamcinolone Acetonide
• triamcinolone hexacetonide

Topics

• Administration, Topical
• Adult
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents (therapeutic use)
• Cheilitis (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (drug therapy, pathology)
• Triamcinolone Acetonide (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)