Cheilitis granulomatosa of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: Treatment with intralesional corticosteroid injections

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-38

  Perez Calderon R ^a   Angeles Gonzalo Garijo M ^a   Chaves, A ^a   De Argila, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Cheilitis; Glucocorticoids; Injections; Intralesional; Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CLOFAZIMINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFLAZACORT; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROID HORMONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; DRUG INDICATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FACE EDEMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; LIP BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONGUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIP;

EID: 12144290960     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13057768     Document Type: Article

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