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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 15;6(8):755-757.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.06.013. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Successful treatment of solid persistent facial edema with isotretinoin and compression therapy

Haley D Heibel  1 , Mark D Heibel  2 , Clay J Cockerell  3   4
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Case Reports

Successful treatment of solid persistent facial edema with isotretinoin and compression therapy

Haley D Heibel et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Morbihan's disease; compression therapy; isotretinoin; rosaceous lymphedema; solid persistent facial edema.

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Fig 1
Solid persistent facial edema before treatment with isotretinoin.
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Fig 2
A and B, Solid persistent facial edema histology showing numerous dermal ectatic blood vessels and lymphatics and a sparse infiltrate of lymphocytes.
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Fig 3
Solid persistent facial edema 5 months after initiation of isotretinoin and 2 months after initiation of compression therapy.
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