Diagnosis and Treatment of Morbihan's Disease: A Practical Approach based on Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morbihan's disease (MD), also known as solid persistent facial edema, solid facial lymphedema or rosacea lymphedema, is a rare condition.

Objective

Despite existing case reports and literature reviews, clinical guidance for diagnosis and management is lacking. This review aims to provide comprehensive information on the etiology, differential diagnoses, diagnostics, and management of MD.

Methods

PubMed was searched up to April 2023 for relevant studies on MD with no language restriction. Furthermore, references were checked of found reports.

Results

A comprehensive overview of the literature and clinical guidance for MD. We found 95 studies involving 166 patients (118 male, 46 female and 2 gender unreported) evaluating management options, categorized

SUBMITTER: van der Linden MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617896 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature