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Perioral dermatitis, also known as periorificial dermatitis, is a common type of inflammatory skin rash. [2] Symptoms include multiple small (1–2 mm) bumps and blisters sometimes with background redness and scale, localized to the skin around the mouth and nostrils.
It typically presents as red patches with white scales on top. [4] Areas of the body most commonly affected are the back of the forearms, shins, navel area, and scalp. [4] Guttate psoriasis has drop-shaped lesions. [5] Pustular psoriasis presents as small, noninfectious, pus-filled blisters. [11] Inverse psoriasis forms red patches in skin ...
Angular cheilitis is thought to be a multifactorial disorder of infectious origin, [10] with many local and systemic predisposing factors. [11] The sores in angular cheilitis are often infected with fungi (yeasts), bacteria, or a combination thereof; [8] this may represent a secondary, opportunistic infection by these pathogens.
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The inflammation may include the perioral skin (the skin around the mouth), the vermilion border, or the labial mucosa. [1] The skin and the vermilion border are more commonly involved, as the mucosa is less affected by inflammatory and allergic reactions. [1] Cheilitis is a general term, and there are many recognized types and different causes.
Dermatitis is a term used for different types of skin inflammation, typically characterized by itchiness, redness and a rash. [1] In cases of short duration, there may be small blisters, while in long-term cases the skin may become thickened. [1]
Redness around the lips in circumoral distribution with dryness and scale is typical. [4] [15] Chapping may also occur, especially in cold weather. [16] If symptoms worsen due to persistent licking, cracked lips can occur usually on the lower lip. [5] Observation of the person's habitual behavior can also be a sign and symptom of lip licker's ...
Pityriasis rosea is a type of skin rash. [2] Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a "herald patch". [2] This is then followed, days to weeks later, by an eruption of many smaller scaly spots; pinkish with a red edge in people with light skin and greyish in darker skin. [4]