Jorge Lobo's disease with restricted labial presentation

An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;86(2):373-4. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000200028.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Jorge Lobo's Disease (JLD) is a chronic granulomatous cutaneous mycosis caused by Lacazia loboi. The most typical lesions are keloid-like growths preferentially located on limbs and ears. To the best of the authors' knowledge, only one labial case has previously been reported. We describe the case of a man who presented with a left-sided papulonodular lesion of 10 years' duration on the vermillion border of the upper lip. A successful surgical resection of the lesion was performed and there was no recurrence in eight years of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lip Diseases / microbiology*
  • Lip Diseases / pathology
  • Lip Diseases / surgery
  • Lobomycosis / pathology*
  • Lobomycosis / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged