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Angular StomatitisAka: Cheilosis, Perleche

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  1. Also See
    1. Angular Cheilitis
  2. Signs
    1. Softening or cracking and fissuring at commissure
    2. Associated with erythema and crusts
  3. Etiologies
    1. Underlying systemic disease
    2. Riboflavin deficiency
    3. Over-closure of mouth without teeth or with dentures
  4. Complications
    1. Secondary infection with Candida (perleche) or bacteria

Angular cheilitis (C0221237)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9528.5, 686.8
EnglishAngular cheilitis, Angular cheilosis, Angular stomatitis, Angular stomatitis and cheilitis, Intertrigo labialis, Perl@che, PERLECHE
Spanishestomatitis angular, intertrigo labial, perleche, queilitis angular, queilitis comisural, queilosis angular
Parent ConceptsCheilitis (C0007971), Disorder of skin AND/OR subcutaneous tissue of head (C1290028), Ambiguous concept (C1274012), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesCOSTAR, DXP, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Cheilosis (C0221264)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9528.5
EnglishCheilosis
Spanishqueilosis
Parent ConceptsLip Diseases (C0023760), Soft tissue lesion (C0410013)
SourcesCOSTAR, CST, DXP, MTH, MTHICD9, QMR, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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