Exfoliative Cheilitis dan Penatalaksanaannya

Exfoliative cheilitis: report of a case.

Exfoliative cheilitis, one of a spectrum of diseases that affect the vermilion border of the lips, is uncommon and has no known cause. However, factors such as stress and some psychiatric conditions are associated with the onset of the disease. This condition is disabling because esthetics and normal functions such as eating, speaking and smiling are compromised. The lack of specific treatment ...

exfoliative cheilitis: a case report

conclusions although treatment of ec in the present study had considerable success in the short-term follow-up, it should be noted, due to the unknown of the exact cause, no specific treatment or protocol has still been identified. introduction exfoliative cheilitis (ec) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition affecting the vermillion border of the lips and characterized by excessive productio...

Excimer laser therapy and narrowband ultraviolet B therapy for exfoliative cheilitis☆☆☆

BACKGROUND Exfoliative cheilitis is a condition of unknown etiology characterized by hyperkeratosis and scaling of vermilion epithelium with cyclic desquamation. It remains largely refractory to treatment, including corticosteroid therapy, antibiotics, antifungals, and immunosuppressants. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of excimer laser therapy and narrowband ultraviol...

Topical Calendula officinalis L. successfully treated exfoliative cheilitis: a case report

Authors describe a case of recurrent exfoliative cheilitis that responded to treatment with a standardized topical preparation of Calendula officinalis L. An eighteen-year-old man was referred to UNESP - São Paulo State University, Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, São José dos Campos Dental School to investigate a chronic dry scaling lesion on his lips. The patient's main chief was...

Dermoscopic features of plasma cell cheilitis and actinic cheilitis.