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Perleche – Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Do you notice cracks developing along the corners of your mouth? Are they painful each time you open or close your mouth? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might well be suffering from perleche. This skin disease affects the corners of your mouth and might be caused by several factors. The most common of which include iron deficiency, malnutrition, oral candidiasis, and glucagonoma. This strange skin disease usually affects older adults, especially those who already have lots of folds around their mouth.

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November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Skin Care | No Comments

Angular Cheilosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Each year, thousands of Americans suffer from angular cheilosis. This painful disease is also referred to as angular cheilitis, cheilosis, angular stomatitis or perleche. There have been studies around this disease and research shows that nutritional deficiencies are among its many causes. People who are deficient in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and iron have been found to be more susceptible to this skin condition. It has also been observed that elderly people are more prone to suffering from this disease because they experience a loss of vertical dimension. This is mainly due to loss of teeth that can result to the over-closure of their mouth.

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November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Skin Care | No Comments

Perleche Treatment

Each year, millions of people suffer from perleche but many of us are not quite familiar with this kind of skin condition. Perleche is characterized by having a series of cracks or lesions in the corners of your mouth. Sometimes, it is also referred to as angular stomatitis or cheilosis. In many cases, this skin condition can cause constant pain and great discomfort due to how the cracks or lesions are positioned. The discomfort that you will feel can be further enhanced as you attempt to open your mouth to eat, drink or carry a conversation. When left untreated, this skin condition can lead to bleeding cracks or lesions, and in worst cases, they can even develop into infected ulcers.

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November 10th, 2009 | Posted in Skin Care | No Comments