Skin diseases: cheilitis

Skin diseases: cheilitis - one of the most common diseases of the oral mucosa. Due to the constant influence of external factors on the lips with constant temperature changes, the lips are also involved in the nutrition process, they are affected by environmentally unfavorable, and sometimes harmful substances, the clogging of glands with lipstick leads to peeling, cracks, wrinkles and loss of color. In such cases, inflammatory diseases of the lips appear.

What is cheilitis?

Halit - skin diseases of the lips with a lesion, both the mucous membrane itself and the red border. In general, the term "cheilitis" means independent diseases of the lips of different etiologies, as well as lip lesions as a symptom of other diseases of the oral mucosa, some metabolic disorders, and others. Therefore, one term "cheilitis" is not used as a diagnosis, since it shows only the localization of the process of inflammation. There are many types of cheilitis.

Skin diseases: forms of cheilitis

Among chaylites of primary there are several forms: exfoliative, allergic, actinic, glandular, abrasive prekanrozny cheilitis Manganotti, meteorological.
Haylite exfoliative can be recognized by the defeat of the red border of the lips almost completely, except for a narrow strip that borders on the skin. It is believed that it develops because of genetic and psychogenic factors.
Exudative form of cheilitis - large yellow or brown crusts appear on the surface of the lips, and if removed, a bright pink but non-eroded surface appears.
With dry forms of cheilitis, many grayish or brownish scales appear on the lips that resemble mica and adhere closely to the skin with their central part.

Treatment of cheilititis

Treat cheilitis usually with the use of acupuncture, psychotropic drugs, Bucci - radiation, and externally use 1-2% boron-salicylic ointment, various softening creams.

• Heylitis glandular is hyperplasia and hyperfunction of small salivary glands that are located in areas outside and inside the areas of the labial rim of red color. The widened mouths of the ducts of the salivary gland outlet are manifested in the form of red dots, from which saliva droplets are isolated. As a treatment, electrocoagulation is used.
• Haylit allergic( contact) may appear when using some types of lipstick and lip creams. It appears in the form of erythema, edema, papulevezikuleznyh rashes, peeling of the red border of the lips and close skin areas. They are treated with the fact that they eliminate the effects of the allergen with hyposensitizing agents, and externally with the use of corticosteroid ointments, lotions with infusion of chamomile, tea.
• Meteorological cheilitis develops as a result of unfavorable meteorological factors - wind, frost, dust. The lower lip is more often affected;On it there are congestive hyperemia, peeling.
• Meteorological cheilitis is an optional precursor. On its background, obligate forms of precancer may appear, such as limited hyperkeratosis or a warty precancer. They are also treated by eliminating the effects of adverse factors, group B vitamins, and externally using hygienic lipstick and lip protection. In the case of pronounced changes - corticosteroid ointments for 5-10 days.
• Haylite actinic appears in photosensitization, it is in the form of dry and exudative forms, closely related to the irradiation of the sun. Treat as follows: the minimum stay in the sun, photo-protective agents, inside is prescribed nicotinic acid, vitamins B1, B6, drugs kingaminovogo number( plakvenil), externally applied corticosteroid ointments.
• Halit Manganotti is an obligate forehead of the lower lip. It occurs mainly in elderly men. There are stubbornly persisting one or two erosive areas of bright red color with a smooth surface, which are located on a slightly inflamed base. Treat: vitamins A, B, theonikol, and externally applied corticosteroid, methyluracil ointment. If the therapy did not help for 2 months, it is surgically removed.