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cheilitis

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Noun1.cheilitis - inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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Those susceptible to Angular Cheilitis are older people, teenagers, and small children.
[FIGURE 10 OMITTED] differential diagnoses include: * furunculosis resistant to antibiotics * an actinic cheilitis (this would occur on the lower lip) * granulomatous conditions which may be fungal such as sporotrichosis, or mycobacterial such as tuberculosis * atypical mycobacteria * syphilis or other sexually transmitted infections * neoplasias.
Angular Chelitis also spelled Cheilitis is more commonly called Cracked Corner Of Mouth It is a persistent fungal bacterial infection characterized by harsh redness and crusty sores at the corners of the mouth Angular Chelitis also spelled Cheilitis is more commonly called Cracked Corner Of Mouth.
 
 
 
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