Cutaneous Crohn's disease mimicking Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: Treatment with methotrexate

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-452

  Tonkovic Capin, Viseslav ^a,c   Galbraith, S S ^a   Rogers III, R S ^b   Binion, D G ^a   Yancey, K B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheilitis granulomatosa; Crohn's disease; Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome; Methotrexate; Orofacial granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; METHOTREXATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALAISE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MELKERSSON-ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 33645360276     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01458.x     Document Type: Article

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