cheilitis, chilitis

cheilitis, chilitis
Inflammation of the lips or of a lip. SEE ALSO: cheilosis. [cheil- + G. -itis, inflammation]
- actinic c. SYN: solar c..
- angular c. inflammation and fissuring radiating from the commissures of the mouth secondary to predisposing factors such as lost vertical dimension in denture wearers, nutritional deficiencies, atopic dermatitis, or Candida albicans infection. SYN: angular stomatitis, commissural c., perlèche.
- commissural c. SYN: angular c..
- contact c. inflammation of the lips resulting from contact with a primary irritant or specific allergen, including ingredients of lipsticks. SYN: c. venenata.
- c. exfoliativa an exfoliative dermatitis; it may be related to atopic dermatitis or to contact sensitivity.
- c. glandularis an acquired disorder, of unknown etiology, of the lower lip characterized by swelling, ulceration, crusting, mucous gland hyperplasia, abscesses, and sinus tracts. SYN: Baelz disease, myxadenitis labialis, Volkmann c..
- c. granulomatosa chronic, diffuse, soft swelling of the lips, of unknown etiology, microscopically characterized by noncaseating granulomatous inflammation. SEE ALSO: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. SYN: Meischer syndrome.
- impetiginous c. pyoderma of the lips with yellow crusts due to Staphylococcus aureus or streptococcal infection.
- solar c. mucosal atrophy with drying, crusting, and fissuring of the vermilion border of the lower lip in older fair-skinned individuals, resulting from chronic exposure to sunlight; dysplastic (premalignant) changes are noted microscopically, analogous to solar keratosis. SYN: actinic c..
- c. venenata SYN: contact c..
- Volkmann c. SYN: c. glandularis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • chilitis — variant of cheilitis * * * chilitis var. cheilitis …   Useful english dictionary

  • chilitis — var of CHEILITIS * * * chi·li·tis (ki liґtis) cheilitis …   Medical dictionary

  • Cheilitis — Inflammation of the lips or of a lip. Cheilitis can also be spelled chilitis. Angular cheilitis is inflammation and fissuring radiating from the commissures (angles) of the mouth secondary to predisposing factors such as nutritional deficiencies …   Medical dictionary

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