Cheilitis granulomatosa associated with lupus erythematosus discoid and treated with methotrexate: report of a case
oleh: Gianluca Nazzaro, Simona Muratori, Carlo Giovanni Carrera, Antonella Coggi, Raffaele Gianotti
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| Diterbitkan: | Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Abstract We present the rare case of a 47-year-old patient, suffering from cheilitis granulomatosa and lupus erythematosus discoid: this association is really exceptional because only once reported in English literature. In addition, the treatment of cheilitis granulomatosa is a challenge for the dermatologist: the gold standard, represented by steroids, is in fact designed as a short-time option. Our report confi rms the good efficacy of methotrexate as a steroid-sparing agent.