angular cheilitis

cheilitis /chei·li·tis/ (ki-li´tis) inflammation of the lips.

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actinic cheilitis  pain and swelling of the lips and development of a scaly crust on the vermilion border after exposure to actinic rays; it may be acute or chronic.

angular cheilitis  perlèche.

solar cheilitis  actinic c.

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angular cheilitis

n.

Inflammation and radiating fissures at the corners of the mouth, secondary to predisposing factors such as overclosure of the jaws in denture wearers, nutritional deficiencies, atopic dermatitis, or Candida albicans infection. Also called commissural cheilitis, perlèche.

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angular cheilitis, angular cheilosis.

See perlèche.

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angular cheilitis (kīlī´ts),

n a disease that most often occurs among the elderly but is caused by parasitic fungi, along with bacterial involvement, or a deficiency in vitamin B rather than age; angular cheilitis appears as skin lesions on the lips, particularly as breaks in the tissue at the corners of the oral cavity (commissures). Often occurs in conjunction with reduced mobility and strength in the oral cavity. See perlèche.

Angular cheilitis.

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angular cheilitis

Perlèche Dermatology A condition characterized by inflammation, exudation, maceration and fissuring at the angles of the lips Etiology AC is most often linked to candidiasis, but is also related to the ↓ vertical dimension of lower face in edentulous elderly with loss of alveolar bone, 'sagging' of cheeks due to myotonia, sialorrhea, ariboflavinosis–with glossitis, keratitis, and seborrhea-like dermatitis, malnutrition, streptococcal infection.