Cheilitis is an inflammatory disease of the lips that affects both their border and the mucous membrane. People call cheilitis on the lips "jam". This pathology can occur as an independent disease or as a clinical sign of inflammation of the internal organs.
Disease classification
Cheilit on the lips has various forms, which differ from each other both in etiology and in common signs.
Types of disease:
- Angular cheilitis - inflammation of the skin and oral mucosa, which is accompanied by the appearance of redness and cracks in the corners of the lips, as well as vesicles and ulcers with a crust. Typically occurs in children and the elderly, predominantly female.
- Allergic cheilitis - is mainly a consequence of the sensitivity of the lips to various chemicals. Very often professional.
- Atopic cheilitis - severe redness and peeling of the border of the lips, accompanied by itching. May result from genetic predispositionor allergies.
- Exfoliative cheilitis - manifests itself in the form of an eczematous disease as a result of disruption of the endocrine system. Accompanied by the formation of yellow and white scales on the skin, after the removal of which they can form again.
Cheilit on the lips: causes
This lip mucosal lesion can result from many factors:
- negative environmental impact;
- cheilitis on the lips can result from diseases of the endocrine system or immunodeficiency;
- eating very hot or spicy food;
- sudden fluctuations in temperature, leading to drying and chapping of the lips, as well as the appearance of cracks on them;
- allergic to a variety of chemicals and other substances that come into contact with the lips;
- presence of diseases such as syphilis, ringworm, skin tuberculosis, psoriasis and eczema;
- genetic predisposition;
- diseases of internal organs or malfunction of the gastrointestinal tract;
- reducing the body's resistance to disease caused by cancer treatments (chemotherapy).
Cheilit on the lips: treatment
This disease requires specific treatment, which largely depends on the causes of the pathology and its type. Therefore, if you find such formations on your lips, you should consult a doctor. But that's justto which? Cheilitis on the lips is a disease of the oral cavity, so you need to contact your dentist.
As a rule, such troubles are treated by applying various ointments to the affected areas of the skin, such as hydrocortisone, zinc, prednisolone and others. For many types of cheilitis, only topical treatment will suffice, which will eliminate external signs. For others, it will be necessary to carry out a complete sanitation of the oral cavity, as well as the treatment of sore spots with solutions of vitamins and anti-inflammatory drugs.
If cheilitis on the lips has very wide "arrays", then it is necessary to prescribe more serious drugs or even surgery.
