CHEI

LITI
S

Cheil
it
is 
i
s inf
lammation 
ofthe l
i
ps.[
1]
 
Thi
sinfl
ammat i
onmayi ncludet he 
peri
oral
 ski
n(t
heski
nar
oundthemouth),
the 
vermil
ionborder,
and/orthe 
labi
al mucosa.
[
Theski
2]
nandt hev ermili
onborderaremor
ecommonlyi
nvol
ved,as
themucosai slessaff
ect
edbyi nfl
ammat oryand  al
l
ergi
c r
eactions.[
2]

Sy
mpt
omsofChei
li
ti
s
Sy
mpt
omsofchei
l
iti
sincl
udeoneormor
eoft
hef
oll
owi
ngsy
mpt
omsov
eranypor
ti
onof
t
hel
i
ps:

 Excessi
vedr
yness
 Fl
akyski
n
 Scal
yski
n
 Peel
i
ngofski
n
 Sor
enessov
erl
i
ps
 Swel
li
ngandi
nfl
ammat
ion
 Cr
acki
nganddev
elopmentoff
issur
es
 Bl
eedi
ng
 Sensi
ti
vi
tyov
erl
i
ps
 Bur
ningsensat
ionov
ert
heaf
fect
edar
eawhi
chwor
sensonex
posur
etohotandspi
cy
f
ood
 Changei
ncol
ouroft
hel
i
ps
 Appear
anceofl
umpyt
ext
ureov
ert
hel
i
ps
 Devel
opmentoful
cer
sandwhi
tepl
aqueov
ert
hel
i
ps.

Ty
pesandCausesofChei
li
ti
s
Basedont
hecausesofchei
l
iti
s,t
het
ypeofchei
l
iti
svar
ies.Themostcommoncausesar
e
di
scussedbel
ow:

 Exf
oli
ati
veChei
li
ti
sorChei
li
ti
sExf
oli
ati
ve:
 Thi
sisar
arecondi
ti
onchar
act
eri
sedby
i
nfl
ammat
ionandsor
enessov
ert
hev
ermi
l
ionzoneoft
hel
i
ps.I
tisassoci
atedwi
th
cr
ust
ingal
ongwi
thdesquamat
edbr
ownker
ati
noust
issues.I
tispossi
blycausedby
st
ress,anxi
etydepr
essi
onorot
herunder
lyi
ngcondi
ti
onsuchashy
per
thy
roi
dism and
HI
V/AI
DS.
 Angul
arChei
li
ti
s: 
Angul
archei
l
iti
sisat
ypeofchei
l
iti
sthataf
fect
sel
der
smor
ethant
he
y
oungerpopul
ati
on.I
taf
fect
sthe cor
ner
s ort
he angl
e oft
he mout
h and i
s
 pr
edomi
nant
lycommonamongel
der
swhoweardent
ures.Angul
archei
l
iti
smaybe
causedbyf
ungal
inf
ect
ionduet
oCandi
daal
bicansorot
herbact
eri
ali
nfect
ion.
 Eczemat
ousChei
li
ti
s: 
Thi
siscondi
ti
oncausedbychr
oni
ceczemat
ousr
eact
ion.I
tmay
becausedduet
oknownf
ami
l
yhi
stor
yofsi
mil
arcondi
ti
onorduet
olocalr
eact
iont
o
ext
ernal
sti
mul
ant
ssuchasl
i
pbal
ms,
li
pst
ick,
toot
hpast
eet
c.
 Act
ini
cChei
li
ti
s: 
Act
ini
cchei
l
iti
sismai
nlycausedduet
opr
olongedexposur
etosunl
i
ght
.
I
flef
tunt
reat
ed,
thi
scanal
sol
eadt
ocancer
.
 Gr
anul
omat
ousChei
li
ti
s: 
Thi
scondi
ti
oni
schar
act
eri
sedbycont
inuousenl
argementof
sof
tti
ssuesov
ert
hel
i
par
ea.I
tiscausedduet
oobst
ruct
ionoft
hel
ymphat
icdr
ainage
i
nthi
sar
ea

Tr
eat
mentofChei
li
ti
s
Tr
eat
mentconsi
stsofski
ncar
e
Treat ment sdependont hecause,butmayincludetopi
calcreamsaswellasav oi
dance
oft heirrit
ant.
Self-care
Pet rol
eum j el
ly
At hick,topicalointmentmadef rom crudeoi
lthatmoistur
isesandprot
ect
st heskin.
Commonl yknownasVasel i
ne.
Sunscr een
Prot ectsagainstt hesun'sUVrays,whichcandamaget heskinoverti
me.
Li
pbal m
Moi sturisesandpr ot
ectsdryli
ps.
Moi sturizer
Hy dratesandpr otect
sskinfrom damage.
Aloe
Apl antwhosegel mayhel phealburnsandotherinj
uri
eswhenappliedtotheskin.