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Angular Stomatitis

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Angular Stomatitis, Cheilosis, Perleche

  • Also See
  1. Angular Cheilitis
  • Signs
  1. Softening or cracking and fissuring at commissure
  2. Associated with erythema and crusts
  • Etiologies
  1. Underlying systemic disease
  2. Riboflavin deficiency
  3. Over-closure of mouth without teeth or with dentures
  • Complications
  1. Secondary infection with Candida (Perleche) or Bacteria