Article 5 - Overview And Symptoms Of Angular Chelitis
A common problem
occurring on the corners of the mouth is angular chelitis. It starts
like a small rash and slowly cracks and fissures develop. The exact
reasons for the occurrence are still to be found. You can see this
condition in children as well as adults. In this article let us have a
better understanding about angular chelitis.
What is angular chelitis?
Angular
chelitis is defined as an inflammation at labial commissures ( which
means at the corners of the mouth ). Though the condition is not life
threatening it can leave you in pain for many days. In fact there are
cases of real life people whose condition continued for months together
and in one case that I read, the person had it for almost five years.
So this means that the condition can cause trouble to you for a good
time if you don't start the angular chelitis treatment early.
Various causes for the formation of angular chelitis
The reasons behind this
condition have not been found exactly till now. But some proposed
reasons according to studies are iron deficiency, candidiasis,
malnutrition, Glucagonoma etc. People who have diseases like diabetes
mellitus, hypothyroidism are also at the risk of developing angular
chelitis. Some other causes include
1) accumulation of saliva at the corners of mouth which help fungus and yeast to grow
2) licking of the corners of mouth
3) fixing the dentures in a wrong manner
Symptoms of angular chelitis
If you have angular chelitis you can observe some of the symptoms like
1) Cracks at the corners of the mouth which will hurt depending upon severity
2) Splitting due to wide opened mouth which may result in bleeding
3) Bumps are also observed sometimes
4) The skin gives a dry and flaky appearance
Angular chelitis
is not harmful but it may give you sleepless nights, embarrassment in
public because of the way they look at you and may continue for a long
time. Many times people give you names which hurt you but do not take
those things seriously. This may result in stress and tension which
will affect your health.
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