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Angular cheilitis

Angular cheilitis (AC) 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).

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Causes
Infection, irritation, allergies
Duration
Days to years
Frequency
0.7% of the population
Other names
Rhagades, perlèche, cheilosis, angular cheilosis, commissural cheilitis, angular stomatitis
Pronunciation
/kaɪˈlaɪtɪs/
Specialty
Dentistry, dermatology

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Angular cheilitis

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Triples149
Avg. degree1.99
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Angular cheilitis

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related to Systemic disorders · 25
Angular cheilitis → About, AC, Angular, Brown, Candida, Conversely, Crohn's, Down, Glucagonomas, In Crohn's, Inflammatory, Infrequently, Kelly, Melkersson, More, Other, Paterson, Plummer, Rosenthal, Sjögren's
related to Nutritional deficiencies · 18
Angular cheilitis → AC, Acrodermatitis, B7, Biotin, Chronic, Coeliac, Crohn's, In, It, Nutritional, Other, Several, Third World, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, Zinc
related to Signs and symptoms · 13
Angular cheilitis → Angular, As, If, If Staphylococcus, In, Infrequently, Initially, Later, Sometimes, The, There, Typically, Where
related to Irritation contact dermatitis · 12
Angular cheilitis → Angular, As, French, Habits, Individuals, It, Less, Reduced, Saliva, Some, The, This
related to Management · 10
Angular cheilitis → Commercial, Firstly, If, Improved, Oral, Other, Rarely, Secondly, There, This
related to Drugs · 8
Angular cheilitis → AC, Accutane, Examples, Isotretinoin, Less, Recreational, Several, Various
related to Diagnosis · 6
Angular cheilitis → Angular, B12, Candida, If, Persons, The
related to Infection · 6
Angular cheilitis → Bacterial, Candida, Or, Staphylococcus, The, These
related to Classification · 5
Angular cheilitis → Angular, Candida, Candida-associated, This, Where Candida
has cause · 4
Angular cheilitis → Angular, B2-riboflavin, Some, The

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cheilitis angular may mouth cause infection ac also cases include candida skin corners deficiency dermatitis inflammation vitamin lips often iron

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Angular cheilitisCausesInfection, irritation, allergies1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisDurationDays to years1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisFrequency0.7% of the population1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisOther namesRhagades, perlèche, cheilosis, angular cheilosis, commissural cheilitis, angular stomatitis1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisPronunciation/kaɪˈlaɪtɪs/1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisSpecialtyDentistry, dermatology1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisSymptomsRedness, skin breakdown and crusting at the corner of the mouth1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisTreatmentBased on cause, barrier cream1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisUsual onsetChildren, 30s to 60s1.00infobox
Angular cheilitisis atype of cheilitis0.90text
Angular cheilitisis afairly common problem0.90text
Angular cheilitisis amost common presentation of fungal and bacterial infections of the lips0.90text

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