China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 550-551.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202009550

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Granulomatous periorificial dermatitis: a case report

CHANG Wenqian1,2, YAN Xiaoxiao2   

  1. 1 Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China; 
    2 Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Veneorology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2020-09-15 Published:2020-08-21
  • Contact: YAN Xiaoxiao, E-mail: yanxiaoxiao1979@163.com

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Abstract: A 49-year-old male presented with erythema and papules on his jaw for 10 years. Dermatological examination showed erythema covered with papules and scale, densely distributed on his jaw. Biopsy showed multiple epithelioid cell granulomas and lymphocytes infiltration in the upper to middle dermis. The patient was diagnosed with granulomatous periorificial dermatitis and received oral doxycycline 0.1 g, tiwce a day, and topical tacrolimus ointment 0.1%. The rash subsided completely after the treatment for 40 days.

Key words: granuloma, perioral, dermatitis