Orofacial granulomatosis in a patient with Crohn's disease.

J Am Acad Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Published: November 2003

Orofacial granulomatosis encompasses the previously recognized clinical entities Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and cheilitis granulomatosa. We report the case of a 39-year-old patient with cheilitis granulomatosa, intestinal Crohn's disease, and optic neuropathy. Cheilitis granulomatosa and optic neuropathy represent 2 rare manifestations of orofacial granulomatosis in Crohn's disease.

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