Novel Treatment for Cheilitis Glandularis
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Novel treatment for cheilitis glandularis.
Sir, In 1870, von Volkmann (1) introduced the term cheilitis glandularis (CG). He described a distinct, chronic inflammatory condition of the lower lip characterized by mucopurulent exudates from the ductal orifices of enlarged labial salivary glands. Historically, CG has been classified into three subtypes: simplex, superficial suppurative, and deep suppurative. However, it is now believed tha...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato Venereologica
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0557