Table 4 Summary of patients with complete remission after treatment
Patients | Age (years) | Gender | Duration of Sx. (months) | Clinical features | Dyslipidemia | Treatment | Treatment time for first response (months) | Treatment time before complete response (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50s | Man | 6 | R UL: swelling, erythema, papules, and heating sensation | High LDL and High cholesterol level | Minocycline and tacrolimus for 1 month, partial response Minocycline, tacrolimus, and ivermectin for 6 months, partial response Isotretinoin and triamcinolone 2x, complete response | 1 | 16 |
2 | 80s | Man | 0.5 | R UL: swelling and erythema | No | Prednisolone and tacrolimus for 1 month, no response Minocycline and tacrolimus for 3 months, complete response | 1 | 4 |
3 | 60s | Man | 3 | R UL and LL: swelling, erythema, and heating sensation | No | Minocycline and tacrolimus for 1 month, partial response Isotretinoin and tacrolimus for 1 month, complete response | 1 | 2 |
4 | 60s | Woman | 6 | L UL and LL: swelling and erythema | High LDL and High cholesterol level | Minocycline and tacrolimus for 1 month, partial response Minocycline and tacrolimus for 5 months, triamcinolone injection, complete response | 3 | 6 |
5 | 50s | Woman | 0.5 | Bilateral: Facial swelling and erythema | No | Prednisolone and tacrolimus for 1 month, poor response Minocycline and tacrolimus for 3 months, complete response | 1 | 4 |
6 | 60s | Man | 1 | L UL: swelling, erythema, and heating sensation | No | Prednisolone for 1 month, poor response Prednisolone and tacrolimus for 2 months, complete response | 3 | 3 |
7 | 60s | Man | 120 | Bilateral UL: swelling and erythema | No | Minocycline, tacrolimus, and ivermectin for 1 month, poor response Minocycline, tacrolimus, and ivermectin for 11 months, triamcinolone injection 2x, partial response Isotretinoin for 6 months, complete response | 3 | 14 |
8 | 60s | Man | 3 | R: Facial swelling and erythema | No | Minocycline and tacrolimus for 1 month, poor response Isotretinoin and tacrolimus for 5 months, triamcinolone injection, partial response Minocycline, tacrolimus, and ivermectin for 5 months, triamcinolone injection, complete response | 3 | 17 |
9 | 60s | Man | 3 | R UL: swelling and erythema | N/A | Prednisolone for 1 month, poor response Minocycline and tacrolimus for 5 months, then ivermectin, triamcinolone injection, partial response Isotretinoin and tacrolimus for 3 months, triamcinolone injection, complete response | 2 | 9 |
10 | 50s | Female | 3 | Bilateral UL and LL: swelling, erythema and papules | No | Isotretinoin and tacrolimus for 1 month, partial response Isotretinoin and tacrolimus for 3 months, complete response | 1 | 4 |