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A Case of Vulvitis Granulomatosa
Author(s) -
Tsuboi Hiromi,
Masuzawa Mikio,
Katsuoka Kensei
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00854.x
Subject(s) - vulvitis , medicine , tranilast , chin , forehead , odynophagia , dermatology , tongue , pathology , anatomy , vaginitis , gynecology , immunology , esophagus
Merkersson‐Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is characterized by cheilitis or pareitis granulomatosa, facial palsy, and fissured tongue. Sometimes the forehead, eyelids and chin are involved, and occasionally genital lesions are present. A vulval lesion of MRS is named vulvitis granulomatosa. Tranilast has been described as an effective treatment for cases of MRS, granulomatous cheilitis, and granulomatous blepharitis. Herein we report a successful treatment with tranilast of an adult female patient with vulvitis granulomatosa.