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Cheilitis granulomatosa and Crohn's disease : a case report

Journal Volume 82 - 2019
Issue Fasc.2 - Case reports
Author(s) A.-K. Seghers, M. Grosber, D. Urbain, F. Mana
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Departement of Gastro-Enterology, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.

Cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) is a rare, persistent, non-tender swelling of one or both lips caused by a non caseating, granulomatous inflammation, first described by Miescher in 1945 (1). CG can be a manifestation of a systemic granulomatous condition such as Crohn's disease or Sarcoidosis, it can be idiopathic or it can be part of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome which is a triad of recurrent orofacial swelling, fissured tongue, and intermittent facial palsy.

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