Angular cheilitis is inflammation of one or both corners of the mouth. Often the corners are red, with skin damage and crusting. It can also be itchy or painful.
Angular cheilitis is a fairly common problem, affecting about 0.7 % of the population. It occurs most often in people aged 30–60 years and is also relatively common in children.
Angular cheilitis can be caused by infection or irritation. Infections may be fungal or bacterial. In the developing world, iron and vitamin deficiencies may be responsible.
○ Treatment ― OTC Drugs Apply an OTC antibiotic ointment to the lesions twice daily for several days. Recurrent eczema on the lips can be a major cause of cracked lips; treating the eczema simultaneously can prevent recurrence. In developed countries, malnutrition is rarely the cause. #Polysporin #Bacitracin
Angular cheilitis is inflammation of one or both corners of the mouth. Often the corners are red with skin breakdown and crusting. It can also be itchy or painful. The condition can last for days to years. Angular cheilitis is a type of cheilitis (inflammation of the lips).
The main cause is chronic eczema and associated infection on the lips. Malnutrition is not usually the cause.
A relatively mild case of Angular cheilitis extending onto the facial skin of a young person (the affected area is within the black oval).
A fissure running in the corner of the mouth with redness.
The disease may appear as an isolated condition or as part of certain systemic diseases/conditions (such as anemia due to vitamin B12 or iron deficiency) or local infections (e.g., herpes and oral candidiasis). Cheilitis can also be a symptom of a contact reaction to an irritant or allergen, or may be provoked by sun exposure (actinic cheilitis) or drug intake, especially retinoids. Generally, the forms most commonly reported in the literature are angular, contact (allergic and irritant), actinic, glandular, granulomatous, exfoliative and plasma cell cheilitis.
Angular cheilitis is a fairly common problem, affecting about 0.7 % of the population. It occurs most often in people aged 30–60 years and is also relatively common in children.
Angular cheilitis can be caused by infection or irritation. Infections may be fungal or bacterial. In the developing world, iron and vitamin deficiencies may be responsible.
○ Treatment ― OTC Drugs
Apply an OTC antibiotic ointment to the lesions twice daily for several days. Recurrent eczema on the lips can be a major cause of cracked lips; treating the eczema simultaneously can prevent recurrence. In developed countries, malnutrition is rarely the cause.
#Polysporin
#Bacitracin