Case Report: Exfoliative Cheilitis Managed with Antidepressant Medication

From Volume 31, Issue 9, November 2004 | Pages 524-526

Authors

Leila Leyland

BDS, MFDS RCS(Edin.)

Senior House Officer in Oral Medicine, Unit of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry, Pembroke Place, L3 5PS

Articles by Leila Leyland

E. Anne Field

MDS, FDS RCS, DDSci

Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral Medicine, Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, The University of Liverpool School of Dentistry

Articles by E. Anne Field

Abstract

Exfoliative cheilitis is an unsightly and uncommon, chronic superficial inflammatory disorder that affects the vermilion zone of the lips. This case report describes the presentation of exfoliative cheilitis in a young man, and his subsequent management with antidepressant medication. The differential diagnosis of chronic exfoliative cheilitis is outlined.

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