Diagnostic management of cheilitis: an approach based on a recent proposal for cheilitis classification.

Diagnostic management of cheilitis: an approach based on a recent proposal for cheilitis classification. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2020 Jun;29(2):67-72 Authors: Lugović-Mihić L, Blagec T, Japundžić I, Skroza N, Delaš Adžajić M, Mravak-Stipetić M Abstract Currently, there are no clear recommendations for diagnostic management of lip inflammation and cheilitis, which is evident in the varied nomenclature and subtypes found in medical literature on cheilitis. This can confound diagnostic management. We therefore recently put forth a proposal for cheilitis classification, defining three groups of cheilitis based on duration and etiology: mainly reversible cheilitis, mainly irreversible cheilitis, and cheilitis connected to other diseases. The most common forms of cheilitis are the reversible types, usually of short duration and commonly easily resolved or treated. In contrast, irreversible types of cheilitis are rare, are harder to treat, and are confirmed only after a biopsy of an inflamed lesion. To correctly diagnose and manage the different types, practitioners must consider several factors, including visible manifestations of the disease, related diseases and symptoms, personal habits, weather conditions, allergies, nutritional deficiencies, and results from tissue swabs and biopsies. In addition, multispecialty collaboration and communication involving dermatology, oral pathology, clinical immunology, otorhi...
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