BACKGROUND Actinic cheilitis (AC) represents the equivalent of actinic keratosis on the lip. Various treatment modalities are available and the efficacy of diclofenac in hyaluronic acid has recently been described. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a non-invasive imaging technique which has recently been applied for the diagnosis of actinic keratoses. Herein, we describe the applicabilit...

BACKGROUND Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant disorder of the lip caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical, demographic, morphological and therapeutic management in AC cases data associating to the histopathological grading. METHODS Demographic, clinical and management data of 161 patients with AC were analyzed. In ...

Exfoliative cheilitis is a hardly diagnosed disease by pediatricians. We have presented this report to draw the attention of cliniciansbecause child youngest patient with complete relief from using tacrolimus ointment in literature. present three-year-old scaled, crusted, and sensitive upper lower lips. He was admitted different centers beginningof complaints without any despite treatments. The...

The goal of this study was to clarify the role p16INK4a, p14ARF, and p53 protein expressions in carcinogenesis squamous cell carcinomas lip. p53, p14ARF proteins were examined 46 formaline-fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimens, which included 19 cases carcinoma lip, 14 actinic cheilitis, 13 normal mucosa. Immunoreactivity peritumoral epithelium adjacent als

E18 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: A 51-year-old woman presented to her dermatologist with recurrent and progressive upper lip swelling of 2 years’ duration. Her condition was previously evaluated by several other physicians without a diagnosis or resolution of the symptoms. The swelling began on the right side of the upper lip and right cheek; however, over the course of 2 years, the swell...

Cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) is a disorder affecting the orofacial region with a clinical picture of diffuse, firm, nontender swelling of the one or both the lips that may or may not occur in conjunction with gingival enlargement. As the etiology remains unknown, the treatment of CG remains challenging. Delay in diagnosis or treating CG leads to permanent induration of the lip that compromises ...