Plasma cell cheilitis successfully treated with topical corticosteroid and cryotherapy

Plasma cell cheilitis (PCC) is an unusual benign plasma cell proliferative disease of an unknown etiology that clinically presents as erythematous-violaceous plaques, ulcerations, or eruptions often affecting the lower lip. PCC is known to respond poorly to corticosteroid treatment. A 43-year-old male presented with multiple painful hemorrhagic crusts on the lower lip that had developed over 1 month. An incisional biopsy was performed and microscopy showed a bandlike inflammatory cell infiltration composed mainly of plasma cells in the connective tissue.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research