"Angular" plasma cell cheilitis

Dermoscopic features of plasma cell cheilitis and actinic cheilitis.

Angular cheilitis: a maligned condition.

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Metronidazole Induced Aphthous Ulcer with Angular Cheilitis

Metronidazole, chemically a nitroimidazole is an antiprotozoal drug, which has broad spectrum cidal activity against anaerobic protozoa, anaerobic and microaerophillic bacteria. It was introduced in 1959 for trichomoniasis, and later found to be highly active amoebicide. Metronidazole after entering the cell by diffusion, its nitro group is reduced by certain redox proteins to a highly reactive...

Plasma-cell cheilitis: successful treatment with intralesional injections of corticosteroids.

Plasma-cell cheilitis is a rare inflammatory disorder of the lip characterized histologically by a band-like infiltrate of plasma cells in the upper dermis. It is considered an oral counterpart of plasma-cell balanitis. Clinically, it presents as a circumscribed, flat to slightly raised, eroded area of the lip. The cause of plasma-cell cheilitis is unknown, and the treatment is often disappoint...

four cases of angular cheilitis in orthodontic patients

contact dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin and mucosa to either external or internal factors. it can be divided to two forms of irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. nickel is one of the most common materials that causes allergic contact dermatitis and is widely used in orthodontic appliances. the inflammatory reaction to this metal in orthodontics is usua...