Cuando la queilitis angular persiste a pesar del tratamiento antimicrobiano estándar y la biopsia confirma una etiología predominantemente inflamatoria, se aplica una vía terapéutica diferenciada.
Queilitis angular que no ha respondido al tratamiento con antibióticos y antifúngicos, con la naturaleza inflamatoria de la lesión confirmada mediante biopsia.
DOI: 10.1111/odi.13183
Moreover, pimecrolimus, as an immunosuppressor, should be reserved only in case of an AC unresponsive to antibiotics and antifungals, in which the inflammatory nature is confirmed through biopsy, in order to avoid a paradoxical worsening of clinical signs and symptoms.
After unsuccessful infiltration with triamcinolone and cryosurgery, pimecrolimus topical cream application twice a day finally lead to an almost complete remission, after 90 days of treatment.
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