Oral retinoid-induced cheilitis

Metronidazole Induced Aphthous Ulcer with Angular Cheilitis

Metronidazole, chemically a nitroimidazole is an antiprotozoal drug, which has broad spectrum cidal activity against anaerobic protozoa, anaerobic and microaerophillic bacteria. It was introduced in 1959 for trichomoniasis, and later found to be highly active amoebicide. Metronidazole after entering the cell by diffusion, its nitro group is reduced by certain redox proteins to a highly reactive...

Fenretinide activity in retinoid-resistant oral leukoplakia.

PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that the retinamide N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (fenretinide) would be clinically active potentially via receptor-independent apoptosis and receptor-dependent effects in natural retinoid-resistant oral leukoplakia patients--the first test of this hypothesis in any in vivo setting. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A phase II trial of fenretinide (200 mg/d for 3 months) in o...

Dermoscopic features of plasma cell cheilitis and actinic cheilitis.

Granulomatous cheilitis mimicking angioedema.

E16 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: Granulomatous cheilitis (GC), also known as Miescher cheilitis, belongs to a larger class of diseases known as orofacial granulomatoses (OFGs), a set of diseases distinguished by their clinical and pathologic features of facial edema and granulomatous inflammation.1-3 Granulomatous cheilitis, a monosymptomatic variant of a more extensive disease known as M...

Plasmoacanthoma of Oral Cavity and Plasma Cell Cheilitis: Two Sides of Same Disorder “oral Plasma Cell Mucositis”?

Plasmoacanthoma and plasma cell cheilitis are rare disorders of obscure etiology characterized by a plasma cell infiltrate. An 80-year-old woman presented with a verrucous, fleshy, skin colored plaque over lips, gingiva, and the palate and painful swallowing for over a period of 6 months. Histopathology of the lesion showed dense infiltrate of plasma cells. The lesions resolved completely after...