case_images: PMC3934681_01
case_images: Clinical appearance of the patient's face at the first visit. The right eyelids were swollen. The right infraorbital area, cheek and lips were erythematous with erosions and crusting. Blisters were present on the upper lip and below the lower lip.
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case_images: Small vesicles were also noted at the bottom of the lower lip (fig. 1). We performed the LAMP assay (Eiken Chemical, Tokyo, Japan) using swab samples taken from the following areas: an erosion on the right cheek, vesicles on the upper and lower lips (fig. 1; arrows 1, 2 and 3) and a vesicle with a red halo on the right thigh.