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Cheilosis (lips)
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- cracking and drying of the surface of the lips and corners of the mouth
- may be caused by riboflavin deficiency - also consider herpes, syphilis, wrinkling of the skin in overweight |
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Exfoliative cheilitis (lips)
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- chronic desquamation of the superficial mucosal cell
- often caused by : alcohol, hot foods, spicy foods, allergic reactions to lipstick and toothpaste |
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Mococele -Mucous retention cyst (lips)
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- common on lower lip
- cuased by trauma severing the excretory ducts of the accessory salivary glands allowing mucin containing saliva to move into the tissues - forms a soft nodule with a bluish tinge |
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Herpes Simplex - Cold Sores (lips)
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- small, painful vesicles caused by the herpes simplex virus
-prodrome may include tingling and itching - initial outbreak my have fever and pharyngitis - lesions can appear on lips, tongue, gums and cheeks - vesicles eventually rupture and leave a painful ulcer with a yellowish crust - other symptoms may inclde: submaxillary lymphadenopathy, increased salivation, haliotosis, anorexia and keratoconjunctivitis |
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Herpes Zoster (lips)
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- common viral infection
- may form painful vesicles on buccal mocosa, tongue, uvula, pharynx and larynx - small red nodules often unilateral |
