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THERAPEUTIC HOTLINE: Successful treatment of Morbihan's disease with oral prednisolone and doxycycline
Author(s) -
Ranu Harneet,
Lee Joyce,
Hee Tan Hiok
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01373.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rosacea , doxycycline , dermatology , erythema , prednisolone , complication , edema , surgery , antibiotics , acne , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Persistent facial swelling can occur as a rare complication of rosacea. This finding is referred to as lymphedematous rosacea or Morbihan's disease. We report a case of a 45‐year‐old male with no previous history of rosacea who developed bilateral periorbital swelling associated with facial erythema and edema that responded to a combination of oral corticosteroids and doxycycline. Biopsy revealed changes of granulomatous rosacea.