[Cheilitis granulomatosa as initial manifestation of Crohn's disease]

Hautarzt. 2010 Aug;61(8):691-3. doi: 10.1007/s00105-009-1853-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) can be associated with many different disorders. A 37-year-old male patient presented with CG as an early manifestation of Crohn's disease. Patients suffering from CG need a thorough diagnostic work-up for associated or underlying diseases. Clinical follow-up examinations are necessary as CG can precede the causative diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis*
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy
  • Crohn Disease / pathology
  • Dapsone / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Lip / pathology
  • Male
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / pathology
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Dapsone
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide