Actinic Cheilitis
This image displays scaly, dry, cracked lips due to actinic cheilitis.
Possible Skin Conditions
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Adult, Male, Lips (Edit search)
In the adult, there are several conditions that can affect the lips. The lips are a highly visible part of the face and changes here can be embarrassing to those they affect and difficult to hide. Cold sores (also called orofacial herpes) are a recurrent viral infection that cause painful and unsightly lesions on the lips and surrounding face. Chilitis is an inflammation of the lips and it has a variety of causes. Chapped lips are a type of chilitis and can be caused by dry, cold weather or exposure to certain medications. Angular chilitis affects the corners of the mouth and usually involves a fungal or bacterial infection. Actinic chilitis is due to long-term sun exposure. Sun exposure can also lead to skin cancer (melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma). Click the pictures below for more information.
Exact Matches
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Actinic Keratosis (Solar Keratosis)
This image displays actinic keratoses hidden by facial hair.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
This image displays redness around the mouth caused by an allergic reaction to mangoes.
Angular Cheilitis
This image displays a frequent location for candida infection (angular cheilitis), the corners of the mouth.
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Basal cell carcinomas may sometimes have a blue-black, irregular discoloration.
Chapped Lips (Cheilitis)
Chapped lips are inflamed, scaly, and cracked. The border of the lips is often obscured by the inflammation, as on…
Cold Sores (Orofacial Herpes)
This image displays severe inflammation with skin ulcers and bloody crusts as seen on the right upper lip of this…
Common Wart
This is a wart on a patient's lower lip.
Fordyce Spots
This image displays small yellow bumps on the oil glands of the upper lip typical of Fordyce spots.
Keratoacanthoma
This image displays a keratoacanthoma, a form of skin cancer, that needs a biopsy by a dermatologist and full…
Lichen Planus
Lichen planus can cause erosions of the lips.
Oral Melanotic Macule
Oral melanotic macules typically have an even, brown color with a regular border.
Perioral Dermatitis
In perioral (around the mouth) dermatitis, bumps can extend onto the cheeks.
Pyogenic Granuloma
This image displays a pyogenic granuloma, which has grown far off the skin surface and bleeds when traumatized.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
This image displays a crusting and bleeding lesion on the lower lip typical of squamous cell carcinoma.
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis)
White, slightly elevated lesions on the tongue and lips are typical of oral candidiasis.
