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Plasma cell cheilitis successfully treated with topical calcineurin inhibitors Volume 26, issue 6, November-December 2016

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Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Plasma cell cheilitis (PCC) is an uncommon disorder that clinically manifests as erosive or erythematous eruptions on the labial mucosa [1]. Histopathologically, dense plasma cell infiltrates in the upper layer of the lamina propria of the mucosa characterise the disorder. PCC is usually refractory to various topical treatments, including corticosteroids [2], antibiotics [3], fusidic acid [3], and antifungal agents [4]. Although cases of PCC successfully treated with topical calcineurin inhibitors [...]