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The lacrimal caruncle, or caruncula lacrimalis, is the small, pink, globular nodule at the inner corner (the medial canthus) of the eye. [1] It consists of tissue types of neighbouring eye structures. It may suffer from lesions and allergic inflammation.
Angular cheilitis (AC) is inflammation of one or both corners of the mouth. [4] [5] Often the corners are red with skin breakdown and crusting. [2] It can also be itchy or painful. [2] The condition can last for days to years. [2] Angular cheilitis is a type of cheilitis (inflammation of the lips). [6]
Congenital is the dacryocystocele form that appears in infants. The infant may have watering or discharge from the eyes. [1] Common symptoms of all types of dacryocystocele include: Pain surrounding the outer corner of the eye and areas around. Redness; Swelling of the eyelid; Reoccurring conjunctivitis; Epiphora (overproduction of tears) Pus ...
The canthus (pl.: canthi, palpebral commissures) is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. [1] More specifically, the inner and outer canthi are, respectively, the medial and lateral ends/angles of the palpebral fissure. The bicanthal plane is the transversal plane linking both canthi and defines the upper boundary of ...
This mouth infection is often mistaken for cold sores or chapped lips. But, dermatologists say it's easy to treat. ... “When saliva breaks down and inflames skin at the corners of the mouth, the ...
Watery eyes – due to excessive tearing. [7] Red eyes – due to dilated blood vessels on the sclera. [7] Swollen eyelids – due to inflammation. [7] Crusting at the eyelid margins/base of the eyelashes/medial canthus, generally worse on waking – due to excessive bacterial buildup along the lid margins. [4] [5] [7]
Herpes labialis (cold sore) is a common cause of infectious cheilitis. [20] A lesion caused by recurrence of a latent herpes simplex infection can occur in the corner of the mouth, and be mistaken for other causes of angular cheilitis. In fact this is herpes labialis, and is sometimes termed "angular herpes simplex".
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