Angular cheilitis, (pronounced s, sometimes abbreviated to AC, and also called rhagades, perlèche, cheilosis, angular cheilosis, commissural cheilitis, or angular stomatitis), is inflammation of one, or more commonly both, of the corners of the mouth. It is a type of cheilitis (inflammation of the lips). Angular cheilitis often represents an oppo...
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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. ... Synonym: angular stomatitis, commissural cheilitis, perleche. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: angular stomatitis, commissural cheilitis, perlèche &n...
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