Cheilitis granulomatosa associated with lupus erythematosus discoid and treated with methotrexate: report of a case
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.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000700200 |
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