Exfoliative cheilitis is an inflammatory condition that can significantly impair quality of life. This the first reported case interleukin-23 inhibitor, tildrakizumab, for treatment a chronic, refractory exfoliative cheilitis.

Actinic cheilitis can progress to squamous cell carcinoma in 20% of cases. The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics of 75 patients with actinic cheilitis and to summarise the current literature concerning actinic cheilitis. A total of 75 patients were evaluated over a 3-year period. The medical history, physical examination results and images were collected from ea...

INTRODUCTION Granulomatous cheilitis (Miescher cheilitis), a condition characterized by recurrent swelling of the lips, is the most common monosymptomatic form of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. The aim of this study was to study the characteristics of patients diagnosed with granulomatous cheilitis at the dermatology department of our hospital over a period of 17 years. MATERIAL AND METHO...

Plasmoacanthoma and plasma cell cheilitis are rare disorders of obscure etiology characterized by a plasma cell infiltrate. An 80-year-old woman presented with a verrucous, fleshy, skin colored plaque over lips, gingiva, and the palate and painful swallowing for over a period of 6 months. Histopathology of the lesion showed dense infiltrate of plasma cells. The lesions resolved completely after...

Granulomatous cheilitis is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory condition involving the lips with a multifactorial etiology. The difficulty in treatment of granulomatous cheilitis is reflected in various treatments that have been tried and the lack of consensus regarding the preferred treatment. Combined therapy of intralesional corticosteroid and clofazimine or dapsone is one of the most commo...

© 2007 The Authors 1267 JEADV 2007, 21, 1253–1302 Journal compilation © 2007 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 8 Winchester L, Scully C, Prime SS, Everson JW. Cheilitis glandularis: a case affecting the upper lip. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1986; 62: 654–656. 9 Michalowski R. Cheilitis glandularis, heterotopic salivary glands and squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. Br J Dermat...

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune disease which may initially present solely with lip lesions. Due to a wide spectrum of presentation, these features may initially be misdiagnosed as other oral diseases such as lichen planus, erythema multiforme (EM), and actinic cheilitis, leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. We discuss a case of severely crusted cheilitis which was initially...