Disease or Syndrome
angular cheilitis
Definitions related to angular cheilitis:
  • A type of inflammation of the lips involving one or both of the corners of the mouth.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Inflammation of the skin at the corners of the mouth characterized by redness, fissures or crusts.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Angular cheilitis is inflammation of the angles of the mouth, characterized by fissures, scaling, erythema, and crusting. The cause is usually multifactorial, due either to a primary infection or to a noninfectious entity such as mechanical irritation, nutritional deficiency, or other dermatologic condition.
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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